UN envoy
New envoy in Syria to revive UN mediation efforts
Middle East
January 15, 2019
New envoy in Syria to revive UN mediation efforts
The new special UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus on Tuesday, facing the daunting task…
Trump would prefer to pick a woman for UN envoy
World
October 21, 2018
Trump would prefer to pick a woman for UN envoy
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would prefer to pick a woman to take over the job of…
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
Middle East
July 4, 2018
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
Yemen’s warring parties have offered “concrete ideas” to achieve peace, U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday after meeting Iran-aligned…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Angelina Jolie slams Trump for anti-Muslim comments
World
May 17, 2016
Angelina Jolie slams Trump for anti-Muslim comments
Angelina Jolie lashed out at US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday for his controversial remarks against Muslims, comments that…
UN envoy welcomes Yemen truce, says difficult compromises needed
Middle East
April 11, 2016
UN envoy welcomes Yemen truce, says difficult compromises needed
The United Nations special envoy for Yemen welcomed the start of a tentative truce in the country's year-old conflict on…
UN envoy appeals for truce extension in war-damaged Yemen
Egypt
May 17, 2015
UN envoy appeals for truce extension in war-damaged Yemen
The UN envoy to Yemen called on a Saudi-led military coalition and its adversaries to extend a humanitarian truce due…
UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria
World
February 13, 2015
UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria
Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan…