SdM: Good evening, you probably heard, and I am sure you did, the comments made by the spokesperson for the HNC. We had a two-hours meeting with the HNC. As far as we are concerned their arrival to the Palais des Nations and initiating the discussion with us is the official beginning of the Geneva…

Julian Fleet, the new Permanent Observer of the International Development Law Organization to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Fleet had been…

The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, paid a courtesy visit today to the delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) at their hotel in Geneva following their arrival last night. The short informal meeting was useful in addressing issues relating to the Intra-Syrian talks…

I will speak in English but we do have also a very good lady who will be doing some interpretation in Arabic when and if there is a need for it. Thank you. Good evening, as you know I have just have had a meeting with the delegation of the Syrian government. The Syrian government has sent a…

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, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Benin, Brunei Darussalam, France, Haiti, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Latvia, Maldives,…

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…