Click here to listen to the message.As salamu aleykom, My message today is meant to reach every single man, woman, child of Syria, inside Syria and outside, in the refugee camps or wherever you are. You know in the next few days we are planning to launch what we call the Intra-Syrian talks,…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. UN Secretary-…

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has addressed invitations to the Syrian participants today, 26 January 2016, in accordance with the parameters outlined in Security Council resolution 2254 (2015). The intra-Syrian talks will start as of 29 January 2016 in Geneva…

Arabic versionمؤتمر صحفي للسيد ستفان ديمستورا حول المحادثات السورية مساء الخير حضرات السيدات والسادة أشكركم على صبركم ونعرف أنكم كنتم تنتظرونا منذ بضعة أيام بل وأسابيع بانتظار هذه اللحظة وقد جاءت هذه اللحظة في نهاية المطاف والمبعوث الخاص السيد سيتفان دي ميستورا معروف لديكم جميعاً لا حاجة لتقديمه…

Today, Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefed the press on preparations for launching intra-Syrian talks. He will address invitations to the Syrian participants tomorrow, 26 January 2016, in accordance with the parameters outlined in Security Council resolution 2254 (2015). In line with…

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am proud to be here among so many champions against hunger, including the Hunger Heroes we honour this evening. Thank you for this opportunity to discuss how to usher in a future without hunger and malnutrition. This is absolutely possible in our world of…

The United Nations office in Geneva is the second largest United Nations headquarters, only next to United Nations Headquarters in New York. Thank you for all your strong support to the United Nations, including your very generous support for the Strategic Heritage Project which will make this…

Thank you, President Kim, Distinguished panelists, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to join you today. I thank Professor Klaus Schwab and his team for bringing us together. Last year, I came to Davos seeking your support for an ambitious agenda to transform the global economy,…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organization, International Organization for Migration, International Committee of the Red Cross,…

The United Nations is still aiming for the Intra Syrian Talks to start in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday 25 January, but it is likely that this date will slip by a few days for practical reasons. The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, will assess progress over the weekend. We hope…