Jenifer Vaughan (Fenton)
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Jenifer Vaughan (Fenton)
@jenifervaughan.bsky.social
Spox 🇺🇳 @UNEnvoySyria / Ex Yale Fellow, UNHCR, OCHA, Al Jazeera, CNN; Peabody, Gracie award winner 🇨🇭 🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱🇬🇧🇦🇪🇶🇦 Jenifer.fenton@un.org
UN Envoy for Syria: Challenges facing #Syria are enormous...However, the Syrian people
have taken heart from the fact that the decisions of the last week to lift sanctions give them a better chance than before to succeed against great odds. specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/sites/defaul...
May 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
UN Envoy for Syria: The legacy of misrule, conflict, abuses and poverty from which Syria is trying to emerge is one of the heaviest that any state or people anywhere has had to face in modern times. specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/sites/defaul...
April 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
UN Envoy Syria: The legacies of 14 years of war and conflict and five decades of one-man rule are huge. So are the immediate challenges facing the Syrians today. specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/sites/defaul...
March 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
UN Envoy for #Syria: It is fourteen years since Syrians took to the streets in peaceful protest, demanding dignity, freedom, and a better future. Their calls resonated across the country, sparking a movement that would shape Syria’s history. specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/statement-at...
Statement Attributable to the Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, on the Anniversary of the Syrian Conflict
It is fourteen years since Syrians took to the streets in peaceful protest, demanding dignity, freedom, and a better future. Their calls resonated across the country, sparking a movement that would sh...
specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org
March 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
UN Envoy for #Syria: There is a profound and shared sentiment among Syrians that this new situation belongs to them, that it is their moment to realize their legitimate aspirations. specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/sites/defaul...
specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org
December 18, 2024 at 7:22 AM
UN Envoy for #Syria: Met w/Commander of New Administration Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa & Prime Minister of Caretaker Government Mr Mohammed al-Bashir..... Envoy stressed the intention of the United Nations to render all assistance to the Syrian people. specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/statement-at...
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr Geir O. Pedersen is in Damascus. He has so far met with Commander of the New Administration Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa and Prime Minister of the Caretaker Government ...
specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org
December 16, 2024 at 3:31 PM
UN Special Envoy for #Syria www.un.org/sg/en/conten...
December 12, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Press Briefing by UN Special Envoy for Syria
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
Press Briefing by UN Special Envoy for Syria
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, briefs the press on the situation in Syria
webtv.un.org
December 10, 2024 at 5:08 PM
UN Envoy for Syria, who met w foreign mins of Russia Iran & Turkey in Doha, said that they agreed on trying to work w/Syria’s new leaders to form a caretaker gov. that respects minorities & recreates central authority for all of Syria. By
Steve Erlanger www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/w...
A Quick Arab Pivot: From Welcoming al-Assad to Managing the Chaos
Only weeks ago, Arab nations had been working hard to bring Bashar al-Assad back into the fold, assuming he was there to last. They were badly mistaken.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:14 PM
‘Terrorist’ label of Syria’s new rulers will need to be reconsidered...would depend on the rebels’ actions on the ground, & whether the group was willing to be “inclusive” in a new government, says UN Envoy for Syria to the FT www.ft.com/content/fd08...
‘Terrorist’ label of Syria’s new rulers will need to be reconsidered, says UN envoy
Geir Pedersen warns there is ‘no way to exclude’ Islamist group that led offensive against Assad regime
www.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:12 PM
UN Envoy for Syria: Today marks a watershed moment in #Syria’s history... This dark chapter has left deep scars, but today we look forward with cautious hope to the opening of a new one—one of peace, reconciliation, dignity & inclusion for all Syrians specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/statement-un...
Statement by the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
Today marks a watershed moment in Syria’s history—a nation that has endured nearly 14 years of relentless suffering and unspeakable loss. The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria extends once again ...
specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org
December 8, 2024 at 1:47 PM
"The need for an orderly political transition has never been more urgent starting with the urgent formation of inclusive and credible transitional arrangements in #Syria."
December 7, 2024 at 6:49 PM
UN Special Envoy for #Syria: I have called for urgent political talks in Geneva to implement SCR 2254...all I'm talking to are backing this call. My hope is that I will be able to announce a date for this very soon. specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/transcript-p...
Transcript of Press Stakeout of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
Good to see you. We are all obviously following very closely the developments in Syria, and the situation is changing by the minute. So, while I'm addressing you, things are changing inside of Syria. ...
specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org
December 7, 2024 at 6:45 PM
UN Special Envoy for Syria If we do not see de-escalation & a rapid move to serious political process.. then I fear we will see a deepening of crisis. #Syria will be in grave danger of further division, deterioration & destruction Text of briefing: specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/sites/defaul...
December 3, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Reposted by Jenifer Vaughan (Fenton)
OK, here we go.

Here's a comprehensive guide to what's happened in #Syria in recent days -- lots of exclusive details, data & analysis on the capture of #Aleppo & much more.

www.syriaweekly.com/p/special-sy...
SPECIAL: Syria -- Nov 26-Dec 3, 2024
HTS & opposition take Aleppo city, doubling territory in 6 days
www.syriaweekly.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:21 PM
UN Special Envoy for Syria briefs the Security Council today at 3pm New York/9pm Geneva #Syria Watch live here: webtv.un.org/en
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December 3, 2024 at 12:36 PM
UN SpecialEnvoy for #Syria: I have repeatedly warned of risks of escalation in Syria of dangers of mere conflict management rather than conflict resolution...What we see in #Syria today is...collective failure to bring about..genuine political process specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/statement-at...
Statement Attributable to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
I am closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Syria. Recent days have seen a dramatic shift in frontlines, including significant advances by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group that remains a desig...
specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org
December 1, 2024 at 12:36 PM
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November 29, 2024 at 7:19 PM
OCHA Northwest #Syria: Escalation of Hostilities - Flash Update 125 attacks and 14,000 people displaced in three days reliefweb.int/report/syria...
North-west Syria: Escalation of Hostilities - Flash Update No. 1, 28 November 2024 - Syrian Arab Republic
Situation Report in English on Syrian Arab Republic about Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Health and more; published on 28 Nov 2024 by OCHA
reliefweb.int
November 29, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Dept Envoy for Syria: immediate priority for Syria is de-escalation. Country is being battered by relentless storms of regional conflict & by rising waves of conflict within its own borders. This year is well on track to be most violent since 2020... specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/sites/defaul...
November 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 11:44 AM