Syrians ‘can come together to rescue their country’ from war, Security Council hears

“Progress is possible” to end more than 11 years of war in Syria, in order to produce a peaceful future for all, the UN’s Deputy Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/09/1126641
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Diplomatic engagement still the key to peace in Yemen: UN envoy

Diplomatic engagement still the key to peace in Yemen: UN envoy

11 Dec 2024

Peace is possible in Yemen, and continued support from the international community is essential to achieve it, the UN Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

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Security Council urged to find political way forward in Syria

19 Feb 2020

With progress stalled on both the peace and political fronts in Syria, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen urged ambassadors in the Security Council on Wednesday to “put their weight” into finding a solution to end nearly nine years of conflict. 

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Yemen: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as first nationwide truce in six years continues

14 Apr 2022

A UN brokered two-month renewable truce between the warring parties in Yemen is holding, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday, providing “light at the end of the tunnel”, and the possibility of a lasting peace.