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United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura talks during a joint news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Rome, Italy December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

UN Envoy to Syria to Attend Syrian Talks in Astana

by Jordan Dakamseh | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

New York – UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, will join Syrian high-level talks on enforcing ceasefire in Kazakhstan this week, a UN statement said Monday. The statement added that in view of the urgency and importance of re-establishing a de-escalation of the...

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Stephen O’Brien briefs the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria, UN: Rick Bajornas

UNSC Reviews Syria’s Humanitarian Condition amid Divisions

by Jordan Dakamseh | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

New York – United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien briefed the UN Security Council on the exasperating humanitarian situation in Syria on Thursday. O’Brien’s speech focused on the...

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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses The World Jewish Congress on April 23, 2017 in New York.
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Guatemalan Diplomat Becomes Head of OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism

by Jordan Dakamseh | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

New York- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as the head of the independent three-member panel to lead the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism that was established by...

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An UN vehicle arrives to the headquarters of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) on May 13, 2013 in Laayoune (AFP Photo/Fadel Senna)

Guterres Plans to Launch Negotiations on Western Sahara Dispute

by Jordan Dakamseh | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

New York – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was planning to relaunch negotiations over the Western Sahara dispute “with a new spirit.” The UN Security Council is expected to vote Thursday on a draft resolution backing a UN bid to re-start talks on...

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Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefs the Security Council. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

UN Security Council Discusses the Libyan Crisis

by Jordan Dakamseh | Apr 20, 2017 | Middle East

New York – Widespread conflicts could return to Libya, yet the Libyan agreement could be amended to overcome the current political impasse, according to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. An emerging consensus on the need for limited amendments to...