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  1. Opening remarks at press encounter at Islahiye refugee camp

    ... But I am also here to say to the world: The slaughter in Syria must stop. The military path is a dead end. It only fills streets ... achieve a Syrian-led political solution. That is what Syria and all the families here need. And it is what the region needs. I am ...

  2. Remarks at informal meeting of the Plenary of the General Assembly to hear a briefing on UN challenges for 2014

    ... I will brief you on our response to the continuing crises in Syria, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of ... the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria in Kuwait. His Highness the Emir of Kuwait proved his country to be a ...

  3. Remarks at press encounter with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States

    ... Elaraby and I also discussed the deepening conflict in Syria. It is crucial for the international community to support the work of ... horrendous violations of human rights and the risk of Syria turning into a regional battleground as violence intensifies. The ...

  4. Opening remarks to journalists on Syrian Government request to investigate alleged use of chemical weapons

    ... reports about the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria. The two-year long conflict has plunged the country into extreme ... investigation on the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria. My senior advisers are working on the modalities in close ... the safety and security of chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria. The investigation mission is to look into the specific incident ...

  5. Remarks at panel discussion on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Human Rights Council

    ... Council’s work on Burundi, Guinea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria and many other places has helped the international community to respond ... Today marks the start of a sixth year of conflict in Syria. For five years, the people of that country have endured horrific and ...

  6. Remarks to Security Council on Health Care in Armed Conflict

    ... to an air strike, by all accounts by the Government of Syria, that destroyed a hospital, killing at least 20 people, including three ... act was only the latest wartime assault on health care in Syria. Since the beginning of the conflict, Physicians for Human Rights ...

  7. Opening remarks at joint press encounter with H.E. Mr. Frans Timmermans, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

    ... situations here and there around the world, particularly in Syria. Before I say something I would like to thank His Majesty King ... coincides with a very serious and deteriorating situation in Syria, so let me say just a few words about Syria which you may be interested ...

  8. Message to Group of Friends of the Syrian People (Delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe USG for Political Affairs)

    ... facilitate a peaceful resolution of the dangerous crisis in Syria. Much diplomatic progress has been achieved since, with Member States ... independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. ...

  9. Remarks at opening of High-level meeting on Global Responsibility Sharing for Syrian Refugees

    ... and improve our knowledge, because knowledge will rebuild Syria.” I was indescribably touched by the determination of these young ... to these issues at the London Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region last month. This approach is based on three broad ...

  10. Remarks at press encounter following briefing to the General Assembly on his Priorities for 2016

    ... the need to act than the harrowing scenes from Madaya in Syria. In a conflict that has already reached shocking depths of inhumanity, ... I want to make a special plea for those in besieged areas of Syria. I would say they are being held hostage – but it is even worse. ...