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UN says Syria special envoy Ger Pedersen will step down
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Ger Pedersen has informed the Security Council he will resign as the United Nations special envoy for Syria after six and a half years; the secretary-general has accepted the request and no final departure date was given, UN spokespersons said at a press briefing.
Ger Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, has informed the Security Council that he will step down, the United Nations said at a press briefing in New York on Thursday.
The secretary-general has accepted Pedersen’s request to resign, a UN spokesperson said, and Pedersen has emphasized that he is “deeply indebted to and profoundly grateful to the Syrian people.” No final date for his departure has been announced.…
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