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UN envoy calls for renewed Syrian political talks post-quake

A top United Nations official has called for renewed attempts to reach a political solution to the country’s nearly 12-year-old civil conflict in the wake of last month’s devastating earthquake

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UN Calls for 'Coordinated Process' to Resolve Syrian Crisis

The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, called for building on the Arab and international response to recover from the earthquakes that recently struck Türkiye and Syria. Pedersen said the earthquakes caused "unspeakable suffering for millions of people" to carry out a coordinated process to meet the challenges…

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Lavrov, Pedersen Discuss Mobilizing International Aid for Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen held a meeting in Moscow on Monday and discussed mobilizing international humanitarian assistance for Syria to over the repercussions of the earthquake, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "The parties held a thorough exchange…

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Quake aid is political pawn as powers clash over Syria access

Aid deliveries to tens of thousands of Syrians caught up in this week’s earthquake are being hampered by wrangling between rival powers in the country’s more than decade-long war.

Tribune News Service

France to provide €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians struck by quake

France has promised €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week, killing more than 21,000 people.

Radio France Internationale

First UN Quake Aid Convoy Reaches Syria as Envoy Says Needs Immense

The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Türkiye on Thursday, witnesses and a border crossing official said. The convoy entered Syria at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, the sources said. Turkish authorities said they would open other crossing points…

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First U.N. quake aid convoy reaches Syria as envoy says needs immense

The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Turkey on Thursday, witnesses and a border crossing official said.

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UN Special Envoy: Syria Remains Deeply Divided

The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, confirmed on Wednesday that Syria remains tattered and deeply divided, facing massive economic hardships of “epic proportions.” Pedersen determined six priorities to proceed with a political process based on Resolution 2254, led by the UN, which requires unity from all parties…

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Ten Challenges that Will Determine Syria’s Fate in 2023

Ten developments and files, both local and foreign, will determine the fate of Syria in 2023. The resolution of these files will have implications for years and perhaps even decades to come. They will determine the fate of the three “statelets” in Syria after they remained largely unchanged in the…

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Moscow Renews Debates about Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Syria

Moscow has launched a new diplomatic battle at the UN Security Council, declaring its opposition to the extension of the international mechanism for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria for another six months. Damascus, like its major ally Moscow, also stepped up its opposition of renewing and extending the…

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Pederson: Syria's Status Quo Is In Nobody's Interest

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad on Wednesday discussed with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, the latest developments related to the situation in Syria and the region. The official Syrian News Agency, SANA, said Pedersen presented the results of the tours and meetings he conducted over the past…

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UN Officials: Syria Facing `Acute Violence’ and Worst Economic Crisis

Syria is facing “acute violence,” the worst economic crisis since the war began in 2011, and a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak with more that 24,000 suspected cases reported throughout the country and at least 80 deaths, UN officials said Tuesday. UN special envoy Geir Pedersen told the UN Security Council…

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Envoy Says UN to Push for Nationwide Ceasefire in Syria

The United Nations will push for a nationwide ceasefire in Syria even after bursts of fighting in the last opposition-held region have punctured a two-year truce there, killing hundreds, a UN envoy said Monday. Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, spoke to reporters after meeting the foreign minister…

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Pedersen Acknowledges Stagnation in Political Process in Syria, Fears Another 'Collapse'

The United Nations Special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, regretted that during two years of frozen front lines, the international community had not seized upon the window provided by that relative calm to build a credible political process. “We need to be honest about the mismatch between the scale of…

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UN Envoy: Syria Talks in Switzerland 'No Longer Possible'

The UN special envoy for Syria has expressed regret that talks between the government and opposition scheduled to start on July 25 in Geneva “are no longer possible,” reportedly because President Bashir Assad’s government contends that Switzerland is not neutral because of its support for European Union sanctions against its…

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Why Does Russia Want to Remove the Syrian Political Process from Geneva?

Damascus has informed United Nations envoy Geir Pedersen that it would not send its delegation to Geneva to participate in the ninth round of the Constitutional Committee on July 25, which means freezing the Syrian political process that is held under the auspices of the UN. The actual reason is…

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Pedersen to Security Council: ‘Don’t Forget Syria’

Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, urged the international community on Wednesday to not to forget Syria amid the repercussions of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Speaking via video teleconference, the envoy told the Security Council that renewing the resolution authorizing cross-border humanitarian…

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Syria... Uncertainties and the ‘Graveyard of Expectations’

Did Russia withdraw some of its forces from Syria after the Ukrainian war? What is the future of Arab normalization with Damascus? How serious is the recent presidential pardon decree in Syria? What is the fate of European sanctions?

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Syria Constitutional Talks Conclude 8th Session, Position on Army ‘Thwarts’ Discussions in Geneva

Once again, the position regarding the Syrian state institutions, especially the army, thwarted the sessions of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva. A dispute had erupted between the government delegation headed by Ahmed al-Kuzbari and the opposition negotiating body headed by Hadi al-Bahra over institutional reform. In contrast to Damascus’ warnings…

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Syria Constitution Talks Make Little Progress

An eighth round of talks on a new constitution for Syria concluded Friday with rival parties having made very little headway, the United Nations mediator said. The Syrian Constitutional Committee was created in September 2019 and first convened a month later, AFP said. The tentative negotiations are aimed at rewriting…

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8th Round of Syrian Constitutional Talks Kick off in Geneva

The eighth round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings, chaired by the United Nations Special Representative for Syria, Geir Pedersen, kicked off on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. The meetings are held in the participation of members of the "Small Group" responsible for the writing of the constitution, consisting of 15…

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UN Welcomes Prisoners Amnesty in Syria

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen welcomed on Sunday the latest presidential amnesty from President Bashar Assad, aimed at freeing thousands of Syrians convicted on terrorism charges. "I was briefed in quite some detail on the latest amnesty from President Assad, and I am very much looking forward…

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A Western-Arab Visit to ‘Forgotten Syria’

Ukraine was once again present at the closed meeting of Western and Arab envoys on Syria.

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UN Invites Syrian Opponents to Constitution Talks on May 28

The UN special envoy for Syria announced Tuesday that he has sent invitations to the Syrian government and the opposition for an eighth round of talks starting in late May, aimed at revising the constitution of the conflict-torn country. Geir Pedersen told the UN Security Council that agreement on a…

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Damascus Documents in Geneva Negotiations: Incitement against the Regime is High Treason

“You are neither my friend nor my brother, you are just a colleague,” said one of the members of the Damascus delegation to a representative from the “other party” during the meetings of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva, which concluded on Friday evening. These verbal comments do not reflect the…

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