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Press briefing addresses UN representation, member-state actions and accountability questions

United Nations (Spokesperson press briefing) · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Reporters pressed the UN about representation at the Board of Peace, Nikolai Mladenov's status, the Vatican's attendance, Iran's election to a UN committee, US communications about withdrawing from UN entities, and a UN Rights Council panel on Epstein files; the spokesperson reiterated institutional roles and called for domestic investigations.

During the question-and-answer session, reporters raised several items about UN representation, member-state actions and accountability.

On the Board of Peace, a reporter asked whether the UN would be represented. Steph said Nikolai Mladenov 'does not work for the United Nations' now and that Tom Fletcher had been invited but was unable to attend; she said the UN continues to feed information into Board of Peace discussions through Tom Fletcher and Ramiz Alakharov.

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