The mere fact that a government changed and transitioned from a dictatorship to a fledgling, struggling democracy, however, isn’t usually enough to get star power at the UN. Syrian President Ahmed ...

Syria's new leader warned Wednesday that Israel's persistent attacks put his country and the region at risk, on a landmark UN ...

Pedersen was appointed as the U.N.'s special envoy to Syria in 2018, seven years into the country’s civil war. Amid the chaos ...

Syrians from across the United States and Canada will gather for a peaceful stand outside the United Nations Headquarters on ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is in New York on a landmark visit during which he will address the UN General Assembly as ...

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen announced on Thursday that he would step down "in the near future" ...

Pedersen is leaving as Syria continues to grapple with political upheaval, humanitarian crises and ongoing conflict.

Syria's new leader warned Wednesday that Israel's persistent attacks put the region at risk, but he backed diplomacy as he won support on his UN debut. Ahmed al-Sharaa is the first Syrian president to ...

UNITED NATIONS — The official who steered the U.N.’s diplomacy in Syria for nearly seven turbulent years announced Thursday ...

Hundreds of Syrians gathered in squares across the country to watch President Ahmad al-Sharaa's speech at the U.N. General ...

It's the first participation of a Syrian president in the UN General Assembly since 1967 ...

The United Nations is trying to help move displaced Syrians who have been sheltering in schools in a southwestern province ...