18.09.2025 21:11
The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, announced that he will resign from his position, which he has held since 2019, due to "personal reasons." In informing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about his resignation, Pedersen highlighted the difficult conditions in Syria.
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, announced that he will resign from his position, which he has held since 2019.
A crisis is unfolding in the United Nations regarding Syria. The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, has made a critical decision.
RESIGNED
In his speech at the UN Security Council, Pedersen stated that he informed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about his decision to resign from the position he has held since 2019.
CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT SYRIA
Pedersen, who recently stated that he would resign but did not specify a date, expressed that he has had the intention to leave his position "for personal reasons" for some time, but did not do so due to significant developments in Syria.
Pedersen called on the international community to support Syria, stating that the current government and people in Syria are "struggling for a transition in the face of challenges and unprecedented complex realities."
Pedersen was appointed as the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria in 2018 and began his duties in 2019.