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  1. Opening remarks at joint press encounter with Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria

    ... former Secretary-General and now Joint Special Envoy on Syria, the Honorable Kofi Annan. I only wish the circumstances were less grim. The situation in Syria has grown increasingly desperate. There is no more urgent task before the ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks at the Summit of the League of Arab States

    ... together to address challenges across the region – from Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen…to Libya, Somalia, and Sudan. Instability or ...

  3. Opening remarks at press encounter on the 10th anniversary of the Syrian conflict

    ... violent suppression of peaceful popular demonstrations in Syria set the country on the path to a horrific war. After a decade of ... pandemic, and faced with a steady stream of new crises, Syria has fallen off the front page. And yet the situation remains a living ...

  4. Opening remarks at press conference at closing of the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria

    ... has just concluded by raising more than $2.4 billion for the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan and the Refugee Response Plan over ... a true spirit of global citizenship. The conflict in Syria is devastating communities across the country. It is spreading ...

  5. Opening remarks at press at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

    ... moment in our six-point plan for ending the violence in Syria, and for creating the conditions for an inclusive political solution that ... since many promises previously made by the Government of Syria had not been kept. The onus is on the government of Syria to prove that ...

  6. Opening remarks to the press in Seoul (Republic of Korea)

    ... you. Let me begin by addressing the alarming crisis in Syria. The United Nations team on the ground, led by Dr. Sellstrom, has ... and in Damascus.. The UN Investigation Mission was in Syria before this most recent horrific attack. Now, following talks in the ...

  7. Remarks to the opening plenary session at the Brussels Conference on supporting Syrians and the Region

    ... UK for organising this important conference in support of Syria and the region. This is the fifth conference of its kind, and I thank ... are sending a message of solidarity to the people of Syria, and to all those impacted by the conflict: We stand with you, united ...

  8. Opening remarks press encounter at Za'atari camp

    ... to help those people who have fled their motherland, Syria, to Jordan. The people who are working here with the Jordanian ... and hospitality to their brothers and sisters from Syria who have had to flee their country. I know this poses a great burden ...

  9. Remarks to the Security Council on the adoption of a Resolution concerning the Humanitarian Situation in Syria

    ... the delivery of relief. The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate. Half the country’s people need urgent ... and must stop immediately. All combatting parties in Syria must abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law. ...

  10. Remarks upon receiving final report of the UN Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

    ... to Investigate Allegations of the use of Chemical Weapons in Syria from the Head of the Mission, Professor Åke Sellström. He is ... the first allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria in March of this year. The Syrian Government acknowledged that it ...