Political documents

A selection of reports, papers, and articles on Syria.

The following statement was published by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs following Ukraine's severance of diplomatic relations with Syria published in June 30, 2022.

The following text is the UN's report of the UN Security Council Briefing on the Political Situation in Syria held on June 29, 2022.

The following text is statement was published by various NGOs operating in Syria on the cross-border humanitarian aid situation published on June 29, 2022. 

The following is a transcript of the briefing made by the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen Syria to the Security Council on June 29, 2022.

The following text is the UN's report of the UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria held on June 20, 2022.

The following is a transcript of the joint statement made by the representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey on the 18th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format held in Nur-Sultan on June 15 and 16, 2022.

A statement by U.N. Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, Imran Riza. 

The following is a transcript of the statement made by the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen Syria at the conclusion of the seventh session of the small body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee on June 3, 2022.

The following is a transcript of the remarks made by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Detainees and Missing Persons in Syria held on June 3, 2022.

The following text is the UN's report of the UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria held on May 20, 2022.

The following text is a transcript of the press stakeout of UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen after meeting with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Mikdad in Damascus on May 22, 2022.

The following is a transcript of the special press briefing via telephone with three U.S. officials working on the Syria file held on May 13, 2022.

The following text is a transcript of the concluding statement made by the Chair of the Brussels VI Conference on May 10, 2022.

The following text is the transcript from the statement made by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, at the Brussels VI Conference, held on May 10, 2022.

The following is a transcript of the remarks made by UN Special for Syria Geir O. Pedersen at the Brussels VI Conference: “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”, held on May 10, 2022.

The following is a transcript of the remarks made by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Brussels VI Conference: "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region", held on May 10, 2022.

The following is a transcript of the joint statement made by the representatives of various European and Arab countries as well as the United States that met in Paris on April 28 to discuss Syria.

The following is a transcript of the briefing made by the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen Syria to the Security Council on April 26, 2022.

The following is an excerpt of the statement made by Silvio Gonzato, deputy head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, about Syria at the ‘Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question’ held on April 25, 2022.