The Secretary-General is encouraged by the agreement today in Astana, Kazakhstan, by guarantor countries Iran, Russia and Turkey to de-escalate violence in key areas in Syria. It will be crucial to see this agreement actually improve the lives of Syrians. The Secretary-General welcomes the…

Berne, 24 avril 2017 Secrétaire général: Le rapport entre les Nations Unies et la Suisse est pour moi une question politique et une affaire de cœur. Question politique parce qu'aujourd'hui la Suisse est un pilier fondamental du multilatéralisme à l'échelle globale. Affaire de cœur parce que…

We condemn the attack today in Rasheedin, west Aleppo, on5,000 evacuees travelling from the towns of Foah and Kefraya to government-controlled areas. We express our condolences to the families of the victims of the incident and wish those injured a speedy recovery. The evacuations were being…

I continue to follow the situation in Syria closely and with grave concern. I was abhorred by the chemical weapons attack in Khan Shaykhun, Syria, and the death and injury of many innocent civilians. I have long stated that there needs to be accountability for such crimes, in line with existing…

The Secretary-General is deeply disturbed by the reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in an airstrike in the Khan Shaykhun area of southern Idlib, Syria. The Secretary-General expresses his heartfelt condolences to victims of the incident and their families. The United Nations is not…

For six years now, the Syria people have been victims of one of the worst conflicts of our time. As the war enters its seventh year, I issue two urgent appeals to all parties. First, make the most of the 30 December 2016 ceasefire established by the guarantors of the Astana meetings, enhance it…

The Secretary-General is encouraged that the Syrians, who have accepted the United Nations invitation to be in Geneva in the context of the resumption of the intra-Syrian talks, sat together in the same room today. He commends the work of his Special Envoy in bringing this about and for resuming…

Deputy Secretary-General: Thank you very much. I hope I can be a little bit personal to begin with because this is my last visit to Geneva as the Deputy Secretary-General and in fact this is my last visit outside of New York before the end of my term. I leave with Ban Ki-moon, as you may…

Geneva, 3 October 2016 Mesdames et Messieurs, bonsoir, Cette conférence de presse est peut-être la dernière que je tiendrai à Genève, après dix années passées au poste de Secrétaire général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies. Merci de votre intérêt et de votre mobilisation pendant cette période…

The Secretary-General condemns the abhorrent attack carried out on 12 June in Idlib city, Syria, which hit a vegetable market and the only bakery in the area. The apparent air strike took place while a ceasefire stipulated in the Four Towns Agreement, which covers Idlib city, had reportedly been…