Mr President (Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, Germany), 1. Thank you for this opportunity to brief this Council for the second time. I have spent the last eight weeks shuttling between the Syrian Government and opposition and consulting key players. 2. I am doing everything I can to move forward on…

SE: First of all, as you know, I was here to have consultations with the Astana Guarantors - so I had good discussions with the Russians, the Iranians and the Turks and also with others. And of course we did not expect before we came to have an agreement on the Constitutional Committee, but to…

NR: Thank you very much Alessandra. Good morning everybody and thank you for your patience. It is a pleasure to hold my first press stakeout here, but I recognize some familiar faces from my previous incarnation, as Humanitarian Coordinator in some countries, so it is really great to see you again…

Q: Regarding your latest briefing to the UN Security Council, and the global tour you have made, I would like to ask you about the latest outcomes of such meetings, as a first question. And the second question, now that you were in Damascus, and held talks and discussions with the regime, and now…

So I had two days of good discussions here in Damascus. We discussed a wide range of issues, of course first thing on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2254. I believe we have made some progress and I’m looking very much forward to coming back and to continue the good cooperation we…

Arabic version Today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, met with the Women’s Advisory Board (WAB) in Geneva. The Women’s Advisory Board, comprised of diverse women from civil society, is an independent source of expertise and advice for…

Mr. President, 1. It is an honour to brief the Security Council for the first time as the Special Envoy for Syria, some eight weeks into my mandate. 2. I have taken up this task with all humility, and conscious of the profound grief and suffering of the Syrian people everywhere. I am conscious of…

SE: So, good to see you. I have had now the pleasure of being in the job for eight weeks, you just heard my statement - you heard that I got the support I wanted from the Security Council, obviously as I said in my briefing to the Council the challenges are enormous and we all understand that my…

GOP: As you know I have been travelling rather extensively and of course [I felt] my first duty, was to go to Damascus and to discuss with the government and then to go on to Riyadh to discuss with the SNC. And I think in both places I was very positively received and we had in-depth discussions…

Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to deliver my monthly briefing for the final time of this mandate. I am circulating this full written statement to you – because it is a little bit longer and there is a lot to say. I have served as Special Envoy for four years and four months – almost…