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03 Feb 2025 - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen has been in Syria for the last weeks engaging the caretaker authorities and a broad spectrum of Syrians and following closely all developments on the ground.
In addition to his meeting with Mr. Ahmed al-Sharaa on 20 January, he had two follow-up meetings with the caretaker Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani. He appreciated the substantive dialogue.
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22 Jan 2025 - Really a pleasure to see you all. It's great to be back in Syria. It's the second time since the 8th of December, and I had the pleasure to meet with a wide range of Syrians and to be listening very carefully to their messages. Of course, including from the Caretaker Authorities.
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18 Dec 2024 - I have been a few days here in Damascus.
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16 Dec 2024 - United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr Geir O. Pedersen met in Damascus today with a delegation of the Syrian Negotiations Commission (SNC) comprising different components of the SNC, including military representatives who have taken part in the recent military operations in Syria.
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16 Dec 2024 - United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr Geir O. Pedersen is in Damascus. He has so far met with Commander of the New Administration Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa and Prime Minister of the Caretaker Government Mr Mohammed al-Bashir.
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15 Dec 2024 - Listen, first and foremost, of course, the change that we're now seeing after the fall of the Assad regime has just been immense, and of course that change in itself creates great hopes, but we all know there are many challenges still ahead of us. So, we need to get this right from the very beginning.
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12 Dec 2024 - The images from Sednaya and other detention facilities starkly underscore the unimaginable barbarity Syrians have endured and reported for years. Despite extensive documentation and testimonies, they only scratch the surface of the carceral system’s horrors.
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12 Dec 2024 - In recent days, I have had the privilege of engaging with many Syrian women across Syria and those who were forced into exile. These women are members of networks who have advocated on behalf of Syrian women for decades and throughout the nearly fourteen years of conflict and include members of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board (WAB) and many women associated with Civil Society Support Room (CSSR).
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10 Dec 2024 - Let me start by saying that what has happened in the last few days, no one, absolutely no one saw this coming. I believe even the armed groups that are now in control of Damascus have been surprised by what has happened. But of course, what we have seen is a watershed moment in Syria's history with President Assad and his government ousted from power, following what can only be called an extraordinary military offensive that saw Damascus fall within two weeks.
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10 Dec 2024 - Ms. Najat Rochdi, Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, convened the Humanitarian Task Force in Geneva, urging stakeholders and member states with leverage to prioritize the protection of civilians, safeguard critical infrastructure, and ensure that Syrian institutions continue to function within the framework of international law.
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