Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, 1. On behalf of the Secretary-General, I welcome the adoption – I hope soon, of a resolution, which will address the issue we worked on for long. We have come a long way since the first meeting of the International Syria Support Group in Vienna on 30…

The Secretary-General welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2268 by the Security Council, which endorsed the Joint Statement of the United States and the Russian Federation, as Co-Chairs of the ISSG, on the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria, and the demand that it begins at 00:00 Damascus…

Le Comité consultatif du Conseil des droits de l'homme a conclu aujourd'hui sa seizième session qui s'était ouverte le 22 février dernier à Genève et au cours de laquelle il a pris des décisions concernant les trois questions de fond sur lesquelles il s’est penché: les enfants et adolescents…

Le Conseil se penchera notamment sur le rapport de la commission d'enquête sur la Syrie et tiendra une trentaine de débats interactifs avec des titulaires de mandats Le Conseil des droits de l'homme tiendra sa trente et unième session ordinaire, du 29 février au 24 mars 2016, dans la Salle des…

Le Comité consultatif du Conseil des droits de l'homme tiendra sa seizième session du 22 au 26 février 2016 en salle XX du Palais des Nations, à Genève. Créé en 2008 par le Conseil des droits de l'homme (résolution 5/1) et composé de dix-huit experts siégeant à titre individuel, le Comité…

Arabic version The second meeting of the Task Force on Humanitarian Access in Syria will take place tomorrow at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting will be co-chaired by the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, and Mr. Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor to the Special…

(Damascus, 16 February 2016) Yesterday, reports indicate that six hospitals and one primary health care facility were damaged or destroyed in air attacks in northern and southern Syria, including the only operational hospital in Azaz, cutting off health services to tens of thousands of people and…

Statement of the International Syria Support Group Meeting in Munich on February 11 & 12, 2016, as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab League, China, Egypt, the EU, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Oman, Qatar,…

In accordance with the decision of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the United Nations hosted today the first meeting of the Task Force on Humanitarian Access in Syria, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor to the United Nations…

Arabic versionThe United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, met today with Syrian political figures associated with the Moscow and Cairo processes, as referenced in the Security Council resolution 2254 (2015), who had received individual invites. He met separately with the…