{"disclaimer":"Transcripts available through this tool are created by using automatic speech recognition and are not official records nor official documents of the United Nations. Official records and official documents are available on the Official Document System of the United Nations.","url":"https://transcripts.un.org/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en","llms":{"note":"Plain-text sibling of this page, compact for LLM context. For the full API guide (search, listing, URL grammar) see /llms.txt.","textUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27.txt","guide":"/llms.txt"},"video":{"id":"k1y/k1ysewzm6v","kaltura_id":"1_ysewzm6v","title":"Palestine, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing","clean_title":"Palestine, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing","url":"https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ysewzm6v","date":"2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z","scheduled_time":"2026-07-27T16:00:00.000Z","status":"finished","duration":"00:25:31","category":"Press Conferences","body":null,"event_code":null,"event_type":null,"session_number":null,"pv_symbol":"BRIEFING/SG/2026-07-27","pv_part":1,"slug":"briefing/sg/2026-07-27"},"metadata":{"summary":"Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-general António Guterres.","description":"Highlights:\n\n- Secretary-general/Cyprus\n- Secretary-general/Syria\n- West Bank\n\n- Occupied Palestinian Territory\n\n- Lebanon\n\n- Security Council\n\n- Sudan\n\n- Democratic Republic of the Congo\n\n- Rwanda\n\n- League of Arab States\n\n- UN Refugee Agency/Goodwill Ambassador","categories":["Media","Press Conferences"],"geographic_subject":["SUDAN","RWANDA","LEBANON","PALESTINE"],"subject_topical":["NOON BRIEFING"],"corporate_name":[],"speaker_affiliation":[],"related_documents":[{"title":"Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Website","url":"https://www.un.org/sg/en/spokesperson"}]},"transcript":{"transcript_id":"azure-llm-speech-79248c85-e827-457c-a3bd-a1f9267046f7","language":"en","data":[{"statement_number":1,"start":1.15,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=2","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"All right.","start":1.15,"end":1.47,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"All","start":1.15,"end":1.23},{"text":"right.","start":1.23,"end":1.47}]},{"text":"Good afternoon, everyone.","start":2.75,"end":3.79,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Good","start":2.75,"end":2.91},{"text":"afternoon,","start":2.91,"end":3.35},{"text":"everyone.","start":3.35,"end":3.79}]},{"text":"The Secretary-General is currently on his way to Cyprus, where he will meet with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, as well as other stakeholders.","start":4.99,"end":13.39,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"The","start":4.99,"end":5.11},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":5.11,"end":5.95},{"text":"is","start":5.95,"end":6.11},{"text":"currently","start":6.11,"end":6.51},{"text":"on","start":6.51,"end":6.67},{"text":"his","start":6.67,"end":6.91},{"text":"way","start":6.91,"end":7.23},{"text":"to","start":7.23,"end":7.43},{"text":"Cyprus,","start":7.43,"end":8.11},{"text":"where","start":8.71,"end":8.91},{"text":"he","start":8.91,"end":9.07},{"text":"will","start":9.07,"end":9.23},{"text":"meet","start":9.23,"end":9.39},{"text":"with","start":9.39,"end":9.51},{"text":"the","start":9.51,"end":9.59},{"text":"Greek","start":9.59,"end":9.87},{"text":"Cypriot","start":9.87,"end":10.35},{"text":"and","start":10.35,"end":10.51},{"text":"Turkish","start":10.51,"end":10.91},{"text":"Cypriot","start":10.91,"end":11.27},{"text":"leaders,","start":11.27,"end":11.87},{"text":"as","start":11.95,"end":12.11},{"text":"well","start":12.11,"end":12.31},{"text":"as","start":12.31,"end":12.43},{"text":"other","start":12.43,"end":12.67},{"text":"stakeholders.","start":12.67,"end":13.39}]},{"text":"He will discuss efforts to advance the peace process and support stability on the island, including through the work of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus.","start":14.19,"end":22.51,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":14.19,"end":14.27},{"text":"will","start":14.27,"end":14.39},{"text":"discuss","start":14.39,"end":14.67},{"text":"efforts","start":14.67,"end":15.07},{"text":"to","start":15.07,"end":15.19},{"text":"advance","start":15.19,"end":15.55},{"text":"the","start":15.55,"end":15.67},{"text":"peace","start":15.67,"end":15.95},{"text":"process","start":15.95,"end":16.51},{"text":"and","start":16.59,"end":16.71},{"text":"support","start":16.71,"end":16.99},{"text":"stability","start":16.99,"end":17.47},{"text":"on","start":17.47,"end":17.63},{"text":"the","start":17.63,"end":17.75},{"text":"island,","start":17.79,"end":18.27},{"text":"including","start":18.67,"end":19.11},{"text":"through","start":19.11,"end":19.23},{"text":"the","start":19.23,"end":19.39},{"text":"work","start":19.39,"end":19.71},{"text":"of","start":19.91,"end":20.03},{"text":"the","start":20.03,"end":20.15},{"text":"United","start":20.15,"end":20.47},{"text":"Nations","start":20.47,"end":20.83},{"text":"peacekeeping","start":20.83,"end":21.39},{"text":"force","start":21.39,"end":21.71},{"text":"in","start":21.79,"end":21.99},{"text":"Cyprus.","start":21.99,"end":22.51}]},{"text":"The Secretary-General is expected to return to New York on Wednesday.","start":23.47,"end":27.31,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":23.47,"end":23.55},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":23.55,"end":24.31},{"text":"is","start":24.31,"end":24.39},{"text":"expected","start":24.39,"end":24.83},{"text":"to","start":24.83,"end":24.95},{"text":"return","start":24.95,"end":25.63},{"text":"to","start":25.63,"end":25.75},{"text":"New","start":25.75,"end":25.87},{"text":"York","start":25.87,"end":26.19},{"text":"on","start":26.35,"end":26.59},{"text":"Wednesday.","start":26.59,"end":27.31}]},{"text":"Earlier today, before departing for Cyprus, the Secretary-General met in Amman with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi.","start":29.31,"end":38.35,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Earlier","start":29.31,"end":29.63},{"text":"today,","start":29.63,"end":29.95},{"text":"before","start":29.95,"end":30.27},{"text":"departing","start":30.27,"end":30.75},{"text":"for","start":30.75,"end":30.91},{"text":"Cyprus,","start":30.91,"end":31.31},{"text":"the","start":31.31,"end":31.43},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":31.43,"end":32.19},{"text":"met","start":32.19,"end":32.35},{"text":"in","start":32.35,"end":32.51},{"text":"Amman","start":32.51,"end":33.07},{"text":"with","start":33.39,"end":33.59},{"text":"Jordan's","start":33.59,"end":33.99},{"text":"Deputy","start":33.99,"end":34.35},{"text":"Prime","start":34.35,"end":34.55},{"text":"Minister","start":34.55,"end":34.99},{"text":"and","start":34.99,"end":35.15},{"text":"Minister","start":35.15,"end":35.59},{"text":"of","start":35.59,"end":35.67},{"text":"Foreign","start":35.67,"end":35.95},{"text":"Affairs","start":35.95,"end":36.31},{"text":"and","start":36.31,"end":36.43},{"text":"Expatriates,","start":36.43,"end":37.07},{"text":"Ayman","start":37.51,"end":37.79},{"text":"Safadi.","start":37.79,"end":38.35}]},{"text":"They discussed regional developments.","start":39.15,"end":41.07,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"They","start":39.15,"end":39.31},{"text":"discussed","start":39.31,"end":39.87},{"text":"regional","start":39.87,"end":40.35},{"text":"developments.","start":40.35,"end":41.07}]},{"text":"The Secretary-General had spent the previous two days in Syria.","start":42.03,"end":45.07,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"The","start":42.03,"end":42.15},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":42.15,"end":42.87},{"text":"had","start":42.87,"end":42.99},{"text":"spent","start":42.99,"end":43.23},{"text":"the","start":43.23,"end":43.31},{"text":"previous","start":43.31,"end":43.75},{"text":"two","start":43.75,"end":43.95},{"text":"days","start":43.95,"end":44.35},{"text":"in","start":44.43,"end":44.59},{"text":"Syria.","start":44.59,"end":45.07}]},{"text":"Before departing Syria, the Secretary-General held a press conference, during which he welcomed recent steps to ease sanctions on Syria and create new opportunities for economic recovery.","start":45.87,"end":55.71,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"Before","start":45.87,"end":46.15},{"text":"departing","start":46.15,"end":46.59},{"text":"Syria,","start":46.59,"end":46.95},{"text":"the","start":46.95,"end":47.07},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":47.07,"end":47.79},{"text":"held","start":47.79,"end":47.99},{"text":"a","start":47.99,"end":48.03},{"text":"press","start":48.03,"end":48.35},{"text":"conference,","start":48.35,"end":48.91},{"text":"during","start":49.23,"end":49.51},{"text":"which","start":49.51,"end":49.71},{"text":"he","start":49.71,"end":49.79},{"text":"welcomed","start":49.79,"end":50.19},{"text":"recent","start":50.19,"end":50.55},{"text":"steps","start":50.55,"end":51.07},{"text":"to","start":51.07,"end":51.19},{"text":"ease","start":51.19,"end":51.39},{"text":"sanctions","start":51.39,"end":51.87},{"text":"on","start":51.87,"end":52.11},{"text":"Syria","start":52.11,"end":52.55},{"text":"and","start":52.55,"end":52.75},{"text":"create","start":52.75,"end":53.03},{"text":"new","start":53.03,"end":53.23},{"text":"opportunities","start":53.23,"end":54.03},{"text":"for","start":54.27,"end":54.43},{"text":"economic","start":54.43,"end":55.07},{"text":"recovery.","start":55.07,"end":55.71}]},{"text":"He stressed, however, that all remaining sanctions should be lifted without delay and emphasized that Syria's recovery will also require sustained political support, economic engagement, and practical assistance from the international community.","start":56.39,"end":69.35,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":56.39,"end":56.51},{"text":"stressed,","start":56.51,"end":56.87},{"text":"however,","start":56.87,"end":57.27},{"text":"that","start":57.27,"end":57.43},{"text":"all","start":57.43,"end":57.75},{"text":"remaining","start":57.75,"end":58.15},{"text":"sanctions","start":58.15,"end":58.63},{"text":"should","start":58.63,"end":58.79},{"text":"be","start":58.79,"end":58.95},{"text":"lifted","start":58.95,"end":59.43},{"text":"without","start":59.43,"end":59.79},{"text":"delay","start":59.79,"end":60.39},{"text":"and","start":60.75,"end":60.87},{"text":"emphasized","start":60.87,"end":61.35},{"text":"that","start":61.35,"end":61.47},{"text":"Syria's","start":61.47,"end":61.83},{"text":"recovery","start":61.83,"end":62.55},{"text":"will","start":62.79,"end":63.03},{"text":"also","start":63.03,"end":63.27},{"text":"require","start":63.27,"end":63.63},{"text":"sustained","start":63.63,"end":64.15},{"text":"political","start":64.15,"end":64.55},{"text":"support,","start":64.55,"end":65.11},{"text":"economic","start":65.51,"end":66.03},{"text":"engagement,","start":66.03,"end":66.63},{"text":"and","start":66.63,"end":66.79},{"text":"practical","start":66.79,"end":67.31},{"text":"assistance","start":67.31,"end":67.83},{"text":"from","start":67.91,"end":68.07},{"text":"the","start":68.07,"end":68.15},{"text":"international","start":68.15,"end":68.79},{"text":"community.","start":68.79,"end":69.35}]},{"text":"During his meetings with President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaybani, and other officials, the Secretary-General welcomed the progress achieved in Syria's political transition and underscored the importance of sustaining this momentum through inclusive participation, with a view to building a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Syria for all Syrians.","start":70.39,"end":89.87,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"During","start":70.39,"end":70.59},{"text":"his","start":70.59,"end":70.71},{"text":"meetings","start":70.71,"end":70.99},{"text":"with","start":70.99,"end":71.11},{"text":"President","start":71.11,"end":71.59},{"text":"Ahmed","start":71.59,"end":71.87},{"text":"Al-Sharaa,","start":71.87,"end":72.47},{"text":"Foreign","start":72.63,"end":72.91},{"text":"Minister","start":72.91,"end":73.27},{"text":"Asaad","start":73.27,"end":73.67},{"text":"Al-Shaybani,","start":73.67,"end":74.35},{"text":"and","start":74.35,"end":74.55},{"text":"other","start":74.55,"end":74.83},{"text":"officials,","start":74.83,"end":75.43},{"text":"the","start":75.83,"end":75.99},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":75.99,"end":76.71},{"text":"welcomed","start":76.71,"end":77.03},{"text":"the","start":77.03,"end":77.11},{"text":"progress","start":77.11,"end":77.67},{"text":"achieved","start":77.67,"end":78.07},{"text":"in","start":78.07,"end":78.23},{"text":"Syria's","start":78.23,"end":78.63},{"text":"political","start":78.63,"end":79.07},{"text":"transition","start":79.07,"end":79.75},{"text":"and","start":80.31,"end":80.43},{"text":"underscored","start":80.43,"end":80.91},{"text":"the","start":80.91,"end":80.99},{"text":"importance","start":80.99,"end":81.39},{"text":"of","start":81.39,"end":81.47},{"text":"sustaining","start":81.47,"end":82.07},{"text":"this","start":82.07,"end":82.23},{"text":"momentum","start":82.23,"end":82.87},{"text":"through","start":83.19,"end":83.35},{"text":"inclusive","start":83.35,"end":83.83},{"text":"participation,","start":83.83,"end":84.63},{"text":"with","start":85.23,"end":85.47},{"text":"a","start":85.47,"end":85.51},{"text":"view","start":85.51,"end":85.71},{"text":"to","start":85.71,"end":85.83},{"text":"building","start":85.83,"end":86.19},{"text":"a","start":86.19,"end":86.27},{"text":"peaceful,","start":86.27,"end":86.91},{"text":"stable,","start":87.07,"end":87.71},{"text":"and","start":87.71,"end":87.87},{"text":"prosperous","start":87.87,"end":88.55},{"text":"Syria","start":88.55,"end":88.87},{"text":"for","start":88.87,"end":89.11},{"text":"all","start":89.11,"end":89.31},{"text":"Syrians.","start":89.31,"end":89.87}]},{"text":"He reaffirmed the commitment of the United Nations to support the Syrian people and work in close partnership with the Syrian authorities during this important period of transition.","start":91.07,"end":99.95,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":91.07,"end":91.23},{"text":"reaffirmed","start":91.23,"end":91.71},{"text":"the","start":91.71,"end":91.79},{"text":"commitment","start":91.79,"end":92.19},{"text":"of","start":92.19,"end":92.27},{"text":"the","start":92.27,"end":92.35},{"text":"United","start":92.35,"end":92.63},{"text":"Nations","start":92.63,"end":93.15},{"text":"to","start":93.23,"end":93.35},{"text":"support","start":93.39,"end":93.71},{"text":"the","start":93.71,"end":93.79},{"text":"Syrian","start":93.79,"end":94.11},{"text":"people","start":94.11,"end":94.59},{"text":"and","start":94.91,"end":95.07},{"text":"work","start":95.07,"end":95.31},{"text":"in","start":95.31,"end":95.47},{"text":"close","start":95.47,"end":95.83},{"text":"partnership","start":95.83,"end":96.43},{"text":"with","start":96.59,"end":96.79},{"text":"the","start":96.79,"end":96.87},{"text":"Syrian","start":96.87,"end":97.15},{"text":"authorities","start":97.15,"end":97.79},{"text":"during","start":97.87,"end":98.11},{"text":"this","start":98.11,"end":98.23},{"text":"important","start":98.23,"end":98.75},{"text":"period","start":98.83,"end":99.27},{"text":"of","start":99.27,"end":99.35},{"text":"transition.","start":99.35,"end":99.95}]},{"text":"In Damascus, the Secretary-General met with women's organizations, civil society representatives, and members of Syria's diverse communities.","start":100.99,"end":107.95,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"In","start":100.99,"end":101.07},{"text":"Damascus,","start":101.07,"end":101.79},{"text":"the","start":101.79,"end":101.87},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":101.87,"end":102.59},{"text":"met","start":102.59,"end":102.83},{"text":"with","start":102.83,"end":102.99},{"text":"women's","start":102.99,"end":103.43},{"text":"organizations,","start":103.43,"end":104.19},{"text":"civil","start":104.51,"end":104.83},{"text":"society","start":104.83,"end":105.23},{"text":"representatives,","start":105.23,"end":105.95},{"text":"and","start":105.95,"end":106.07},{"text":"members","start":106.07,"end":106.43},{"text":"of","start":106.43,"end":106.51},{"text":"Syria's","start":106.51,"end":106.95},{"text":"diverse","start":106.95,"end":107.31},{"text":"communities.","start":107.31,"end":107.95}]},{"text":"He also met with representatives of the National Transitional Justice Commission, the Missing Persons Commission, the Women's Peace and Security Commission, the Electoral Commission, and the Speaker of Parliament.","start":108.67,"end":118.91,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":108.67,"end":108.75},{"text":"also","start":108.75,"end":108.99},{"text":"met","start":108.99,"end":109.23},{"text":"with","start":109.23,"end":109.39},{"text":"representatives","start":109.39,"end":110.11},{"text":"of","start":110.11,"end":110.19},{"text":"the","start":110.19,"end":110.27},{"text":"National","start":110.27,"end":110.63},{"text":"Transitional","start":110.63,"end":111.15},{"text":"Justice","start":111.15,"end":111.55},{"text":"Commission,","start":111.55,"end":112.03},{"text":"the","start":112.27,"end":112.43},{"text":"Missing","start":112.43,"end":112.75},{"text":"Persons","start":112.75,"end":113.23},{"text":"Commission,","start":113.23,"end":113.71},{"text":"the","start":114.11,"end":114.19},{"text":"Women's","start":114.19,"end":114.59},{"text":"Peace","start":114.59,"end":114.79},{"text":"and","start":114.79,"end":114.91},{"text":"Security","start":114.91,"end":115.31},{"text":"Commission,","start":115.31,"end":115.79},{"text":"the","start":116.11,"end":116.23},{"text":"Electoral","start":116.23,"end":116.67},{"text":"Commission,","start":116.67,"end":117.15},{"text":"and","start":117.55,"end":117.79},{"text":"the","start":117.79,"end":117.87},{"text":"Speaker","start":117.87,"end":118.27},{"text":"of","start":118.27,"end":118.35},{"text":"Parliament.","start":118.35,"end":118.91}]},{"text":"In all his meetings, the Secretary-General reaffirmed that we stand ready to assist all efforts to promote accountability, transitional justice, human rights, and reconciliation, build confidence among communities, and ensure the meaningful participation of all Syrians, women and men, young people, and all components of Syria's remarkable and diverse society.","start":119.71,"end":139.79,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"In","start":119.71,"end":119.95},{"text":"all","start":119.95,"end":120.15},{"text":"his","start":120.15,"end":120.35},{"text":"meetings,","start":120.35,"end":120.75},{"text":"the","start":120.91,"end":120.99},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":120.99,"end":121.75},{"text":"reaffirmed","start":121.75,"end":122.11},{"text":"that","start":122.11,"end":122.23},{"text":"we","start":122.23,"end":122.31},{"text":"stand","start":122.31,"end":122.59},{"text":"ready","start":122.59,"end":123.07},{"text":"to","start":123.39,"end":123.51},{"text":"assist","start":123.51,"end":123.87},{"text":"all","start":123.87,"end":124.11},{"text":"efforts","start":124.11,"end":124.43},{"text":"to","start":124.43,"end":124.51},{"text":"promote","start":124.51,"end":124.83},{"text":"accountability,","start":124.83,"end":125.63},{"text":"transitional","start":126.11,"end":126.67},{"text":"justice,","start":126.67,"end":127.23},{"text":"human","start":127.55,"end":127.91},{"text":"rights,","start":127.91,"end":128.27},{"text":"and","start":128.43,"end":128.59},{"text":"reconciliation,","start":128.59,"end":129.55},{"text":"build","start":130.19,"end":130.43},{"text":"confidence","start":130.43,"end":130.87},{"text":"among","start":130.87,"end":131.07},{"text":"communities,","start":131.07,"end":131.79},{"text":"and","start":131.95,"end":132.07},{"text":"ensure","start":132.07,"end":132.35},{"text":"the","start":132.35,"end":132.47},{"text":"meaningful","start":132.47,"end":132.91},{"text":"participation","start":132.91,"end":133.63},{"text":"of","start":133.63,"end":133.71},{"text":"all","start":133.71,"end":133.87},{"text":"Syrians,","start":133.87,"end":134.51},{"text":"women","start":134.83,"end":135.19},{"text":"and","start":135.19,"end":135.31},{"text":"men,","start":135.31,"end":135.71},{"text":"young","start":135.79,"end":136.11},{"text":"people,","start":136.11,"end":136.43},{"text":"and","start":136.43,"end":136.55},{"text":"all","start":136.55,"end":136.75},{"text":"components","start":136.75,"end":137.47},{"text":"of","start":137.59,"end":137.71},{"text":"Syria's","start":137.71,"end":138.11},{"text":"remarkable","start":138.11,"end":138.67},{"text":"and","start":138.67,"end":138.83},{"text":"diverse","start":138.83,"end":139.11},{"text":"society.","start":139.11,"end":139.79}]},{"text":"On Saturday, the Secretary-General visited Sidnaya Prison.","start":141.15,"end":144.11,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"On","start":141.15,"end":141.31},{"text":"Saturday,","start":141.31,"end":141.87},{"text":"the","start":141.87,"end":141.99},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":141.99,"end":142.67},{"text":"visited","start":142.67,"end":143.15},{"text":"Sidnaya","start":143.15,"end":143.71},{"text":"Prison.","start":143.71,"end":144.11}]},{"text":"He said that the site stands as a stark reminder of the horrendous oppression under the previous Syrian regime.","start":144.59,"end":150.75,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":144.59,"end":144.75},{"text":"said","start":144.75,"end":144.95},{"text":"that","start":144.95,"end":145.07},{"text":"the","start":145.07,"end":145.15},{"text":"site","start":145.15,"end":145.39},{"text":"stands","start":145.39,"end":145.95},{"text":"as","start":145.95,"end":146.03},{"text":"a","start":146.03,"end":146.07},{"text":"stark","start":146.07,"end":146.59},{"text":"reminder","start":146.59,"end":147.15},{"text":"of","start":147.47,"end":147.63},{"text":"the","start":147.63,"end":147.79},{"text":"horrendous","start":147.79,"end":148.23},{"text":"oppression","start":148.23,"end":148.75},{"text":"under","start":148.75,"end":148.99},{"text":"the","start":148.99,"end":149.15},{"text":"previous","start":149.15,"end":149.71},{"text":"Syrian","start":149.79,"end":150.19},{"text":"regime.","start":150.19,"end":150.75}]},{"text":"Although the Secretary-General had planned to visit the UN Disengagement Observer Force, scheduling constraints prevented that visit from taking place.","start":151.79,"end":158.83,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Although","start":151.79,"end":152.11},{"text":"the","start":152.11,"end":152.19},{"text":"Secretary-General","start":152.19,"end":152.87},{"text":"had","start":152.87,"end":152.99},{"text":"planned","start":152.99,"end":153.31},{"text":"to","start":153.31,"end":153.39},{"text":"visit","start":153.39,"end":153.67},{"text":"the","start":153.67,"end":153.79},{"text":"UN","start":153.79,"end":153.99},{"text":"Disengagement","start":153.99,"end":154.67},{"text":"Observer","start":154.67,"end":155.23},{"text":"Force,","start":155.23,"end":155.63},{"text":"scheduling","start":156.03,"end":156.47},{"text":"constraints","start":156.47,"end":156.91},{"text":"prevented","start":156.91,"end":157.39},{"text":"that","start":157.39,"end":157.55},{"text":"visit","start":157.55,"end":157.87},{"text":"from","start":157.87,"end":158.03},{"text":"taking","start":158.03,"end":158.35},{"text":"place.","start":158.35,"end":158.83}]},{"text":"Instead, he met in Damascus with the UNDOF Force Commander, Major General Anita Azma, as well as the Governor of Quneitra and representatives of local communities.","start":159.55,"end":168.19,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Instead,","start":159.55,"end":160.03},{"text":"he","start":160.03,"end":160.11},{"text":"met","start":160.11,"end":160.35},{"text":"in","start":160.35,"end":160.43},{"text":"Damascus","start":160.43,"end":160.99},{"text":"with","start":160.99,"end":161.19},{"text":"the","start":161.19,"end":161.31},{"text":"UNDOF","start":161.31,"end":162.07},{"text":"Force","start":162.07,"end":162.23},{"text":"Commander,","start":162.23,"end":162.55},{"text":"Major","start":162.55,"end":162.83},{"text":"General","start":162.83,"end":163.15},{"text":"Anita","start":163.15,"end":163.51},{"text":"Azma,","start":163.51,"end":164.03},{"text":"as","start":164.51,"end":164.67},{"text":"well","start":164.67,"end":164.79},{"text":"as","start":164.79,"end":164.91},{"text":"the","start":164.91,"end":165.03},{"text":"Governor","start":165.03,"end":165.31},{"text":"of","start":165.31,"end":165.39},{"text":"Quneitra","start":165.39,"end":166.03},{"text":"and","start":166.15,"end":166.31},{"text":"representatives","start":166.31,"end":166.99},{"text":"of","start":167.07,"end":167.23},{"text":"local","start":167.23,"end":167.55},{"text":"communities.","start":167.55,"end":168.19}]},{"text":"The Secretary General is deeply concerned at the recent announcement by the Israeli authorities of a series of measures in response to recent attacks, including reports of an accelerated process to legalize farm outposts and establish new ones in the occupied West Bank.","start":170.55,"end":185.51,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"The","start":170.55,"end":170.63},{"text":"Secretary","start":170.63,"end":171.11},{"text":"General","start":171.11,"end":171.43},{"text":"is","start":171.43,"end":171.51},{"text":"deeply","start":171.51,"end":171.87},{"text":"concerned","start":171.87,"end":172.47},{"text":"at","start":172.55,"end":172.67},{"text":"the","start":172.67,"end":172.79},{"text":"recent","start":172.79,"end":173.19},{"text":"announcement","start":173.19,"end":173.67},{"text":"by","start":173.67,"end":173.83},{"text":"the","start":173.83,"end":173.91},{"text":"Israeli","start":173.91,"end":174.31},{"text":"authorities","start":174.31,"end":174.91},{"text":"of","start":174.91,"end":175.07},{"text":"a","start":175.07,"end":175.11},{"text":"series","start":175.11,"end":175.51},{"text":"of","start":175.51,"end":175.59},{"text":"measures","start":175.59,"end":176.07},{"text":"in","start":176.07,"end":176.23},{"text":"response","start":176.23,"end":176.63},{"text":"to","start":176.63,"end":176.75},{"text":"recent","start":176.75,"end":177.07},{"text":"attacks,","start":177.07,"end":177.59},{"text":"including","start":177.99,"end":178.39},{"text":"reports","start":178.39,"end":178.79},{"text":"of","start":178.79,"end":178.87},{"text":"an","start":178.87,"end":178.95},{"text":"accelerated","start":178.95,"end":179.59},{"text":"process","start":179.59,"end":180.23},{"text":"to","start":180.55,"end":180.67},{"text":"legalize","start":180.67,"end":181.27},{"text":"farm","start":181.27,"end":181.75},{"text":"outposts","start":181.75,"end":182.39},{"text":"and","start":182.43,"end":182.59},{"text":"establish","start":182.59,"end":183.03},{"text":"new","start":183.03,"end":183.27},{"text":"ones","start":183.27,"end":183.75},{"text":"in","start":183.91,"end":184.07},{"text":"the","start":184.07,"end":184.15},{"text":"occupied","start":184.15,"end":184.79},{"text":"West","start":184.79,"end":185.11},{"text":"Bank.","start":185.11,"end":185.51}]},{"text":"The Secretary General reiterates that all settlements, including outposts, have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of international law.","start":186.55,"end":195.55,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"The","start":186.55,"end":186.67},{"text":"Secretary","start":186.67,"end":187.11},{"text":"General","start":187.11,"end":187.47},{"text":"reiterates","start":187.47,"end":187.91},{"text":"that","start":187.91,"end":188.07},{"text":"all","start":188.07,"end":188.39},{"text":"settlements,","start":188.39,"end":188.95},{"text":"including","start":189.03,"end":189.67},{"text":"outposts,","start":189.67,"end":190.15},{"text":"have","start":190.23,"end":190.47},{"text":"no","start":190.47,"end":190.87},{"text":"legal","start":190.87,"end":191.43},{"text":"validity","start":191.43,"end":192.07},{"text":"and","start":192.47,"end":192.63},{"text":"constitute","start":192.63,"end":193.19},{"text":"a","start":193.19,"end":193.27},{"text":"flagrant","start":193.27,"end":193.75},{"text":"violation","start":193.75,"end":194.35},{"text":"of","start":194.35,"end":194.47},{"text":"international","start":194.47,"end":195.47},{"text":"law.","start":195.47,"end":195.55}]},{"text":"Such settlements remain a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-state solution and a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace.","start":196.35,"end":203.47,"topics":[{"key":"two-state-solution","label":"The Two-State Solution","description":"The discussion repeatedly returned to the concern that settlement expansion, violence, and broader Israeli measures are undermining the viability of the two-state solution. The UN framed this diplomatic objective as essential to achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace."}],"words":[{"text":"Such","start":196.35,"end":196.59},{"text":"settlements","start":196.59,"end":197.07},{"text":"remain","start":197.07,"end":197.35},{"text":"a","start":197.35,"end":197.39},{"text":"major","start":197.39,"end":197.87},{"text":"obstacle","start":197.87,"end":198.43},{"text":"to","start":198.51,"end":198.63},{"text":"the","start":198.63,"end":198.71},{"text":"achievement","start":198.71,"end":199.23},{"text":"of","start":199.23,"end":199.31},{"text":"the","start":199.31,"end":199.43},{"text":"two-state","start":199.43,"end":199.83},{"text":"solution","start":199.83,"end":200.43},{"text":"and","start":200.75,"end":200.95},{"text":"a","start":200.95,"end":200.99},{"text":"just,","start":200.99,"end":201.47},{"text":"lasting,","start":201.63,"end":202.27},{"text":"and","start":202.27,"end":202.51},{"text":"comprehensive","start":202.51,"end":203.07},{"text":"peace.","start":203.07,"end":203.47}]},{"text":"Meanwhile, our colleagues with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed their deep alarm concerning the escalation of violence across the West Bank in recent days.","start":204.75,"end":213.15,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Meanwhile,","start":204.75,"end":205.39},{"text":"our","start":205.39,"end":205.55},{"text":"colleagues","start":205.55,"end":205.95},{"text":"with","start":205.95,"end":206.07},{"text":"the","start":206.07,"end":206.15},{"text":"Office","start":206.15,"end":206.39},{"text":"for","start":206.39,"end":206.51},{"text":"the","start":206.51,"end":206.63},{"text":"Coordination","start":206.63,"end":207.03},{"text":"of","start":207.03,"end":207.11},{"text":"Humanitarian","start":207.11,"end":207.63},{"text":"Affairs","start":207.63,"end":208.19},{"text":"expressed","start":208.43,"end":208.95},{"text":"their","start":208.95,"end":209.07},{"text":"deep","start":209.07,"end":209.31},{"text":"alarm","start":209.31,"end":209.79},{"text":"concerning","start":209.79,"end":210.19},{"text":"the","start":210.19,"end":210.27},{"text":"escalation","start":210.27,"end":210.79},{"text":"of","start":210.79,"end":210.87},{"text":"violence","start":210.87,"end":211.23},{"text":"across","start":211.23,"end":211.55},{"text":"the","start":211.55,"end":211.67},{"text":"West","start":211.67,"end":211.91},{"text":"Bank","start":211.91,"end":212.27},{"text":"in","start":212.27,"end":212.43},{"text":"recent","start":212.43,"end":212.79},{"text":"days.","start":212.79,"end":213.15}]},{"text":"Since Thursday, at least eight Palestinians, including one child, as well as two Israelis have been killed.","start":213.95,"end":218.99,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Since","start":213.95,"end":214.19},{"text":"Thursday,","start":214.19,"end":214.59},{"text":"at","start":214.59,"end":214.67},{"text":"least","start":214.67,"end":214.99},{"text":"eight","start":214.99,"end":215.15},{"text":"Palestinians,","start":215.15,"end":215.95},{"text":"including","start":215.95,"end":216.35},{"text":"one","start":216.35,"end":216.59},{"text":"child,","start":216.59,"end":217.15},{"text":"as","start":217.15,"end":217.31},{"text":"well","start":217.31,"end":217.47},{"text":"as","start":217.47,"end":217.55},{"text":"two","start":217.55,"end":217.79},{"text":"Israelis","start":217.79,"end":218.23},{"text":"have","start":218.23,"end":218.35},{"text":"been","start":218.35,"end":218.51},{"text":"killed.","start":218.51,"end":218.99}]},{"text":"Many others have been injured.","start":219.47,"end":220.75,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Many","start":219.47,"end":219.79},{"text":"others","start":219.79,"end":220.07},{"text":"have","start":220.07,"end":220.19},{"text":"been","start":220.19,"end":220.35},{"text":"injured.","start":220.35,"end":220.75}]},{"text":"Homes, mosques, trees, and agricultural structures have been set on fire or otherwise vandalized, and in some cases destroyed.","start":221.43,"end":228.87,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Homes,","start":221.43,"end":221.91},{"text":"mosques,","start":222.07,"end":222.63},{"text":"trees,","start":222.87,"end":223.39},{"text":"and","start":223.39,"end":223.59},{"text":"agricultural","start":223.59,"end":224.19},{"text":"structures","start":224.19,"end":224.55},{"text":"have","start":224.55,"end":224.67},{"text":"been","start":224.67,"end":224.79},{"text":"set","start":224.79,"end":224.95},{"text":"on","start":224.95,"end":225.11},{"text":"fire","start":225.11,"end":225.59},{"text":"or","start":225.59,"end":225.79},{"text":"otherwise","start":225.79,"end":226.23},{"text":"vandalized,","start":226.23,"end":227.03},{"text":"and","start":227.43,"end":227.55},{"text":"in","start":227.55,"end":227.67},{"text":"some","start":227.67,"end":227.91},{"text":"cases","start":227.91,"end":228.23},{"text":"destroyed.","start":228.23,"end":228.87}]},{"text":"At least 10 Palestinian families have been displaced in the course of the latest violence.","start":229.59,"end":234.23,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"At","start":229.59,"end":229.71},{"text":"least","start":229.71,"end":230.03},{"text":"10","start":230.03,"end":230.39},{"text":"Palestinian","start":230.39,"end":230.95},{"text":"families","start":230.95,"end":231.59},{"text":"have","start":231.83,"end":232.03},{"text":"been","start":232.03,"end":232.15},{"text":"displaced","start":232.15,"end":232.67},{"text":"in","start":232.67,"end":232.75},{"text":"the","start":232.75,"end":232.87},{"text":"course","start":232.87,"end":233.15},{"text":"of","start":233.15,"end":233.23},{"text":"the","start":233.23,"end":233.31},{"text":"latest","start":233.31,"end":233.67},{"text":"violence.","start":233.67,"end":234.23}]},{"text":"In parallel, Israeli forces have tightened their restrictions on Palestinian movements and access across many areas of the West Bank, preventing thousands of people from reaching essential services such as emergency medical care and the sources of their livelihoods.","start":235.03,"end":248.15,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"In","start":235.03,"end":235.19},{"text":"parallel,","start":235.19,"end":235.75},{"text":"Israeli","start":235.75,"end":236.15},{"text":"forces","start":236.15,"end":236.43},{"text":"have","start":236.43,"end":236.55},{"text":"tightened","start":236.55,"end":236.87},{"text":"their","start":236.87,"end":236.99},{"text":"restrictions","start":236.99,"end":237.55},{"text":"on","start":237.55,"end":237.63},{"text":"Palestinian","start":237.63,"end":238.15},{"text":"movements","start":238.15,"end":238.55},{"text":"and","start":238.55,"end":238.71},{"text":"access","start":238.71,"end":239.19},{"text":"across","start":239.51,"end":239.83},{"text":"many","start":239.83,"end":240.15},{"text":"areas","start":240.15,"end":240.47},{"text":"of","start":240.47,"end":240.55},{"text":"the","start":240.55,"end":240.63},{"text":"West","start":240.63,"end":240.83},{"text":"Bank,","start":240.83,"end":241.19},{"text":"preventing","start":241.75,"end":242.15},{"text":"thousands","start":242.15,"end":242.55},{"text":"of","start":242.55,"end":242.63},{"text":"people","start":242.63,"end":242.91},{"text":"from","start":242.91,"end":243.07},{"text":"reaching","start":243.07,"end":243.31},{"text":"essential","start":243.31,"end":243.75},{"text":"services","start":243.75,"end":244.31},{"text":"such","start":244.39,"end":244.67},{"text":"as","start":244.67,"end":244.79},{"text":"emergency","start":244.79,"end":245.27},{"text":"medical","start":245.27,"end":245.67},{"text":"care","start":245.67,"end":245.99},{"text":"and","start":246.39,"end":246.63},{"text":"the","start":246.63,"end":246.71},{"text":"sources","start":246.71,"end":247.19},{"text":"of","start":247.19,"end":247.27},{"text":"their","start":247.27,"end":247.43},{"text":"livelihoods.","start":247.43,"end":248.15}]},{"text":"Since the beginning of this year, OCHA has documented more than 1,330 incidents involving Israeli settlers that resulted in casualties, property damage, or both.","start":249.23,"end":258.83,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"Since","start":249.23,"end":249.47},{"text":"the","start":249.47,"end":249.55},{"text":"beginning","start":249.55,"end":249.83},{"text":"of","start":249.83,"end":249.91},{"text":"this","start":249.91,"end":250.03},{"text":"year,","start":250.03,"end":250.27},{"text":"OCHA","start":250.27,"end":250.59},{"text":"has","start":250.59,"end":250.71},{"text":"documented","start":250.71,"end":251.23},{"text":"more","start":251.23,"end":251.39},{"text":"than","start":251.39,"end":251.51},{"text":"1,330","start":251.51,"end":252.71},{"text":"incidents","start":252.71,"end":254.19},{"text":"involving","start":254.43,"end":254.91},{"text":"Israeli","start":254.91,"end":255.31},{"text":"settlers","start":255.31,"end":255.79},{"text":"that","start":255.79,"end":255.95},{"text":"resulted","start":255.95,"end":256.35},{"text":"in","start":256.35,"end":256.43},{"text":"casualties,","start":256.43,"end":257.15},{"text":"property","start":257.47,"end":257.87},{"text":"damage,","start":257.87,"end":258.27},{"text":"or","start":258.27,"end":258.43},{"text":"both.","start":258.43,"end":258.83}]},{"text":"As of Saturday, 77 Palestinians, including 18 children, have been killed by Israeli forces or Israeli settlers in 2026.","start":259.79,"end":268.43,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"As","start":259.79,"end":259.95},{"text":"of","start":259.95,"end":260.03},{"text":"Saturday,","start":260.03,"end":260.59},{"text":"77","start":260.67,"end":261.39},{"text":"Palestinians,","start":261.39,"end":262.27},{"text":"including","start":262.47,"end":262.91},{"text":"18","start":262.91,"end":263.31},{"text":"children,","start":263.31,"end":263.79},{"text":"have","start":263.95,"end":264.07},{"text":"been","start":264.07,"end":264.19},{"text":"killed","start":264.19,"end":264.47},{"text":"by","start":264.47,"end":264.59},{"text":"Israeli","start":264.59,"end":264.99},{"text":"forces","start":264.99,"end":265.55},{"text":"or","start":265.71,"end":265.95},{"text":"Israeli","start":265.95,"end":266.31},{"text":"settlers","start":266.31,"end":266.83},{"text":"in","start":267.15,"end":267.27},{"text":"2026.","start":267.27,"end":268.43}]},{"text":"During the same period, three Israelis have been killed by Palestinians.","start":269.23,"end":272.43,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"During","start":269.23,"end":269.43},{"text":"the","start":269.43,"end":269.51},{"text":"same","start":269.51,"end":269.75},{"text":"period,","start":269.75,"end":270.19},{"text":"three","start":270.19,"end":270.43},{"text":"Israelis","start":270.43,"end":270.83},{"text":"have","start":270.83,"end":270.95},{"text":"been","start":270.95,"end":271.07},{"text":"killed","start":271.07,"end":271.47},{"text":"by","start":271.47,"end":271.63},{"text":"Palestinians.","start":271.63,"end":272.43}]},{"text":"The humanitarian community continues to call for the urgent protection of civilians and strict respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law, perpetrators must be held to account.","start":273.39,"end":284.75,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"The","start":273.39,"end":273.47},{"text":"humanitarian","start":273.47,"end":274.03},{"text":"community","start":274.03,"end":274.39},{"text":"continues","start":274.39,"end":274.91},{"text":"to","start":274.91,"end":274.99},{"text":"call","start":274.99,"end":275.31},{"text":"for","start":275.31,"end":275.47},{"text":"the","start":275.47,"end":275.63},{"text":"urgent","start":275.63,"end":275.95},{"text":"protection","start":275.95,"end":276.35},{"text":"of","start":276.35,"end":276.43},{"text":"civilians","start":276.43,"end":277.15},{"text":"and","start":277.71,"end":277.83},{"text":"strict","start":277.83,"end":278.19},{"text":"respect","start":278.19,"end":278.67},{"text":"for","start":278.67,"end":278.79},{"text":"international","start":278.79,"end":279.55},{"text":"humanitarian","start":279.55,"end":280.19},{"text":"law","start":280.19,"end":280.55},{"text":"and","start":280.55,"end":280.67},{"text":"international","start":280.67,"end":281.35},{"text":"human","start":281.35,"end":281.63},{"text":"rights","start":281.63,"end":281.95},{"text":"law,","start":281.95,"end":282.27},{"text":"perpetrators","start":282.75,"end":283.39},{"text":"must","start":283.39,"end":283.71},{"text":"be","start":283.71,"end":283.87},{"text":"held","start":283.87,"end":284.11},{"text":"to","start":284.11,"end":284.31},{"text":"account.","start":284.31,"end":284.75}]},{"text":"Over the weekend, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon continues to observe Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace, predominantly involving unmanned aerial vehicles.","start":286.35,"end":295.07,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Over","start":286.35,"end":286.63},{"text":"the","start":286.63,"end":286.75},{"text":"weekend,","start":286.75,"end":287.23},{"text":"the","start":287.23,"end":287.35},{"text":"UN","start":287.35,"end":287.55},{"text":"Interim","start":287.55,"end":287.87},{"text":"Force","start":287.87,"end":288.07},{"text":"in","start":288.07,"end":288.19},{"text":"Lebanon","start":288.19,"end":288.75},{"text":"continues","start":288.75,"end":289.15},{"text":"to","start":289.15,"end":289.23},{"text":"observe","start":289.23,"end":289.55},{"text":"Israeli","start":289.55,"end":289.95},{"text":"violations","start":289.95,"end":290.59},{"text":"of","start":290.63,"end":290.75},{"text":"Lebanese","start":290.75,"end":291.15},{"text":"airspace,","start":291.15,"end":291.79},{"text":"predominantly","start":292.31,"end":292.95},{"text":"involving","start":292.95,"end":293.47},{"text":"unmanned","start":293.47,"end":294.11},{"text":"aerial","start":294.11,"end":294.51},{"text":"vehicles.","start":294.51,"end":295.07}]},{"text":"On Friday, peacekeepers observed an airstrike in the vicinity of Al-Qusayr in Sector East, which impacted approximately 700 meters from a UN position.","start":296.43,"end":305.15,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"On","start":296.43,"end":296.59},{"text":"Friday,","start":296.59,"end":297.07},{"text":"peacekeepers","start":297.07,"end":297.75},{"text":"observed","start":297.79,"end":298.23},{"text":"an","start":298.23,"end":298.35},{"text":"airstrike","start":298.35,"end":298.91},{"text":"in","start":298.91,"end":298.99},{"text":"the","start":298.99,"end":299.07},{"text":"vicinity","start":299.07,"end":299.71},{"text":"of","start":299.75,"end":299.95},{"text":"Al-Qusayr","start":299.95,"end":300.75},{"text":"in","start":300.75,"end":300.91},{"text":"Sector","start":300.91,"end":301.23},{"text":"East,","start":301.23,"end":301.63},{"text":"which","start":301.79,"end":302.03},{"text":"impacted","start":302.03,"end":302.51},{"text":"approximately","start":302.51,"end":303.15},{"text":"700","start":303.15,"end":303.75},{"text":"meters","start":303.75,"end":304.11},{"text":"from","start":304.11,"end":304.31},{"text":"a","start":304.31,"end":304.35},{"text":"UN","start":304.35,"end":304.59},{"text":"position.","start":304.59,"end":305.15}]},{"text":"Also on Friday, peacekeepers observed three aerial interceptions in the sky above an Israel Defense Forces position south of the Blue Line, followed by two Iron Dome interceptions outside the area of operations.","start":306.03,"end":317.63,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Also","start":306.03,"end":306.31},{"text":"on","start":306.31,"end":306.43},{"text":"Friday,","start":306.43,"end":306.91},{"text":"peacekeepers","start":306.91,"end":307.43},{"text":"observed","start":307.43,"end":307.79},{"text":"three","start":307.79,"end":308.11},{"text":"aerial","start":308.11,"end":308.39},{"text":"interceptions","start":308.39,"end":309.03},{"text":"in","start":309.31,"end":309.39},{"text":"the","start":309.39,"end":309.51},{"text":"sky","start":309.51,"end":309.87},{"text":"above","start":309.87,"end":310.27},{"text":"an","start":310.27,"end":310.35},{"text":"Israel","start":310.35,"end":310.75},{"text":"Defense","start":310.75,"end":311.11},{"text":"Forces","start":311.11,"end":311.43},{"text":"position","start":311.43,"end":311.95},{"text":"south","start":312.43,"end":312.71},{"text":"of","start":312.71,"end":312.79},{"text":"the","start":312.79,"end":312.95},{"text":"Blue","start":312.95,"end":313.15},{"text":"Line,","start":313.15,"end":313.55},{"text":"followed","start":313.71,"end":313.99},{"text":"by","start":313.99,"end":314.11},{"text":"two","start":314.11,"end":314.59},{"text":"Iron","start":314.59,"end":314.99},{"text":"Dome","start":314.99,"end":315.31},{"text":"interceptions","start":315.31,"end":316.03},{"text":"outside","start":316.03,"end":316.43},{"text":"the","start":316.43,"end":316.59},{"text":"area","start":316.59,"end":316.83},{"text":"of","start":316.83,"end":316.91},{"text":"operations.","start":316.91,"end":317.63}]},{"text":"In both instances, the point of origin for the intercepted targets could not be determined.","start":318.75,"end":323.39,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"In","start":318.75,"end":318.91},{"text":"both","start":318.91,"end":319.11},{"text":"instances,","start":319.11,"end":319.87},{"text":"the","start":320.03,"end":320.19},{"text":"point","start":320.19,"end":320.51},{"text":"of","start":320.51,"end":320.67},{"text":"origin","start":320.67,"end":321.07},{"text":"for","start":321.07,"end":321.19},{"text":"the","start":321.19,"end":321.27},{"text":"intercepted","start":321.27,"end":321.71},{"text":"targets","start":321.71,"end":322.19},{"text":"could","start":322.35,"end":322.51},{"text":"not","start":322.51,"end":322.67},{"text":"be","start":322.67,"end":322.83},{"text":"determined.","start":322.83,"end":323.39}]},{"text":"On Saturday, peacekeepers observed an airstrike followed by a large explosion in the vicinity of Nabatieh, outside the area of operations.","start":324.51,"end":330.99,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"On","start":324.51,"end":324.67},{"text":"Saturday,","start":324.67,"end":325.23},{"text":"peacekeepers","start":325.23,"end":325.71},{"text":"observed","start":325.71,"end":326.07},{"text":"an","start":326.07,"end":326.19},{"text":"airstrike","start":326.19,"end":326.67},{"text":"followed","start":326.67,"end":326.91},{"text":"by","start":326.91,"end":327.07},{"text":"a","start":327.07,"end":327.11},{"text":"large","start":327.11,"end":327.47},{"text":"explosion","start":327.47,"end":327.99},{"text":"in","start":327.99,"end":328.11},{"text":"the","start":328.11,"end":328.19},{"text":"vicinity","start":328.19,"end":328.63},{"text":"of","start":328.63,"end":328.75},{"text":"Nabatieh,","start":328.75,"end":329.31},{"text":"outside","start":329.47,"end":329.91},{"text":"the","start":329.91,"end":329.99},{"text":"area","start":329.99,"end":330.19},{"text":"of","start":330.19,"end":330.27},{"text":"operations.","start":330.27,"end":330.99}]},{"text":"which was accompanied by two air-to-ground strike detonations delivered by a fighter jet operating in the area.","start":331.51,"end":337.47,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"which","start":331.51,"end":331.71},{"text":"was","start":331.71,"end":331.87},{"text":"accompanied","start":331.87,"end":332.35},{"text":"by","start":332.35,"end":332.51},{"text":"two","start":332.51,"end":332.99},{"text":"air-to-ground","start":332.99,"end":333.67},{"text":"strike","start":333.67,"end":333.99},{"text":"detonations","start":333.99,"end":334.75},{"text":"delivered","start":334.83,"end":335.23},{"text":"by","start":335.23,"end":335.39},{"text":"a","start":335.39,"end":335.43},{"text":"fighter","start":335.43,"end":335.87},{"text":"jet","start":335.87,"end":336.19},{"text":"operating","start":336.35,"end":336.87},{"text":"in","start":336.87,"end":336.99},{"text":"the","start":336.99,"end":337.11},{"text":"area.","start":337.11,"end":337.47}]},{"text":"Peacekeepers also continued to observe sustained IDF ground activity throughout the mission's area of operations.","start":338.59,"end":343.99,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Peacekeepers","start":338.59,"end":339.07},{"text":"also","start":339.07,"end":339.31},{"text":"continued","start":339.31,"end":339.71},{"text":"to","start":339.71,"end":339.79},{"text":"observe","start":339.79,"end":340.07},{"text":"sustained","start":340.07,"end":340.67},{"text":"IDF","start":340.83,"end":341.43},{"text":"ground","start":341.43,"end":341.79},{"text":"activity","start":341.79,"end":342.27},{"text":"throughout","start":342.27,"end":342.51},{"text":"the","start":342.51,"end":342.59},{"text":"mission's","start":342.59,"end":343.03},{"text":"area","start":343.03,"end":343.23},{"text":"of","start":343.23,"end":343.31},{"text":"operations.","start":343.31,"end":343.99}]},{"text":"Throughout the weekend, UNIFIL peacekeepers recorded indirect fire activity across both sectors and areas north of the Litani River.","start":343.99,"end":352.03,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Throughout","start":343.99,"end":344.19},{"text":"the","start":344.99,"end":345.07},{"text":"weekend,","start":345.07,"end":345.31},{"text":"UNIFIL","start":345.35,"end":346.27},{"text":"peacekeepers","start":346.27,"end":346.75},{"text":"recorded","start":346.75,"end":347.23},{"text":"indirect","start":347.23,"end":347.67},{"text":"fire","start":347.67,"end":347.95},{"text":"activity","start":347.95,"end":348.51},{"text":"across","start":348.91,"end":349.23},{"text":"both","start":349.23,"end":349.51},{"text":"sectors","start":349.51,"end":350.03},{"text":"and","start":350.03,"end":350.19},{"text":"areas","start":350.19,"end":350.59},{"text":"north","start":350.59,"end":350.99},{"text":"of","start":350.99,"end":351.07},{"text":"the","start":351.07,"end":351.15},{"text":"Litani","start":351.15,"end":351.63},{"text":"River.","start":351.63,"end":352.03}]},{"text":"This includes 47 trajectories on Friday, 77 trajectories on Saturday, and 52 trajectories on Sunday.","start":352.67,"end":359.95,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"This","start":352.67,"end":352.87},{"text":"includes","start":352.87,"end":353.23},{"text":"47","start":353.23,"end":353.75},{"text":"trajectories","start":353.75,"end":354.27},{"text":"on","start":354.27,"end":354.43},{"text":"Friday,","start":354.43,"end":354.99},{"text":"77","start":355.39,"end":355.95},{"text":"trajectories","start":355.95,"end":356.47},{"text":"on","start":356.47,"end":356.59},{"text":"Saturday,","start":356.59,"end":357.15},{"text":"and","start":357.63,"end":357.79},{"text":"52","start":357.79,"end":358.27},{"text":"trajectories","start":358.27,"end":359.07},{"text":"on","start":359.31,"end":359.47},{"text":"Sunday.","start":359.47,"end":359.95}]},{"text":"UNIFIL peacekeepers continued to discover unexploded ordnance in the mission's area of operations, which were marked and secured for disposal.","start":361.27,"end":368.83,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"UNIFIL","start":361.27,"end":362.07},{"text":"peacekeepers","start":362.07,"end":362.43},{"text":"continued","start":362.43,"end":362.83},{"text":"to","start":362.99,"end":363.11},{"text":"discover","start":363.11,"end":363.87},{"text":"unexploded","start":363.87,"end":364.59},{"text":"ordnance","start":364.59,"end":364.95},{"text":"in","start":364.95,"end":365.03},{"text":"the","start":365.03,"end":365.11},{"text":"mission's","start":365.11,"end":365.55},{"text":"area","start":365.55,"end":365.71},{"text":"of","start":365.71,"end":365.79},{"text":"operations,","start":365.79,"end":366.43},{"text":"which","start":366.67,"end":366.87},{"text":"were","start":366.87,"end":366.99},{"text":"marked","start":366.99,"end":367.39},{"text":"and","start":367.47,"end":367.63},{"text":"secured","start":367.63,"end":368.07},{"text":"for","start":368.07,"end":368.19},{"text":"disposal.","start":368.19,"end":368.83}]},{"text":"Peacekeepers also faced several restrictions and impediments to freedom of movement across the area of operations.","start":369.63,"end":375.31,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Peacekeepers","start":369.63,"end":370.19},{"text":"also","start":370.19,"end":370.43},{"text":"faced","start":370.43,"end":370.71},{"text":"several","start":370.71,"end":370.99},{"text":"restrictions","start":370.99,"end":371.71},{"text":"and","start":371.71,"end":371.83},{"text":"impediments","start":371.83,"end":372.51},{"text":"to","start":372.51,"end":372.67},{"text":"freedom","start":372.67,"end":372.95},{"text":"of","start":372.95,"end":373.07},{"text":"movement","start":373.07,"end":373.47},{"text":"across","start":373.63,"end":374.19},{"text":"the","start":374.19,"end":374.31},{"text":"area","start":374.31,"end":374.47},{"text":"of","start":374.47,"end":374.59},{"text":"operations.","start":374.59,"end":375.31}]},{"text":"This morning, the Security Council received a briefing on Ukraine from Keiko Goto, the Director for the Europe and Central Asia Division at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.","start":377.47,"end":387.23,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"This","start":377.47,"end":377.71},{"text":"morning,","start":377.71,"end":378.11},{"text":"the","start":378.11,"end":378.19},{"text":"Security","start":378.19,"end":378.55},{"text":"Council","start":378.55,"end":378.83},{"text":"received","start":378.83,"end":379.15},{"text":"a","start":379.15,"end":379.23},{"text":"briefing","start":379.23,"end":379.55},{"text":"on","start":379.55,"end":379.67},{"text":"Ukraine","start":379.67,"end":380.19},{"text":"from","start":380.19,"end":380.35},{"text":"Keiko","start":380.35,"end":380.75},{"text":"Goto,","start":380.75,"end":381.23},{"text":"the","start":381.63,"end":381.75},{"text":"Director","start":381.75,"end":382.11},{"text":"for","start":382.11,"end":382.23},{"text":"the","start":382.23,"end":382.31},{"text":"Europe","start":382.31,"end":382.59},{"text":"and","start":382.59,"end":382.75},{"text":"Central","start":382.75,"end":383.07},{"text":"Asia","start":383.07,"end":383.39},{"text":"Division","start":383.39,"end":383.95},{"text":"at","start":384.19,"end":384.31},{"text":"the","start":384.31,"end":384.39},{"text":"Department","start":384.39,"end":384.99},{"text":"of","start":385.35,"end":385.47},{"text":"Political","start":385.55,"end":386.03},{"text":"and","start":386.03,"end":386.27},{"text":"Peacebuilding","start":386.27,"end":386.79},{"text":"Affairs.","start":386.79,"end":387.23}]},{"text":"She noted that as Ukraine has entered a new harvest season, The escalation of Russian attacks on ports and cargo ships in recent weeks raises renewed alarm about the wider regional and global impacts of this war.","start":387.95,"end":399.91,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"She","start":387.95,"end":388.11},{"text":"noted","start":388.11,"end":388.39},{"text":"that","start":388.39,"end":388.67},{"text":"as","start":388.67,"end":388.83},{"text":"Ukraine","start":388.83,"end":389.19},{"text":"has","start":389.19,"end":389.31},{"text":"entered","start":389.31,"end":389.59},{"text":"a","start":389.59,"end":389.63},{"text":"new","start":389.63,"end":389.87},{"text":"harvest","start":389.87,"end":390.31},{"text":"season,","start":390.31,"end":390.67},{"text":"The","start":391.35,"end":391.47},{"text":"escalation","start":391.47,"end":391.99},{"text":"of","start":391.99,"end":392.07},{"text":"Russian","start":392.07,"end":392.39},{"text":"attacks","start":392.39,"end":392.79},{"text":"on","start":392.79,"end":392.87},{"text":"ports","start":392.87,"end":393.35},{"text":"and","start":393.47,"end":393.59},{"text":"cargo","start":393.59,"end":393.99},{"text":"ships","start":393.99,"end":394.31},{"text":"in","start":394.31,"end":394.47},{"text":"recent","start":394.47,"end":394.79},{"text":"weeks","start":394.79,"end":395.19},{"text":"raises","start":395.51,"end":395.91},{"text":"renewed","start":395.91,"end":396.35},{"text":"alarm","start":396.35,"end":396.79},{"text":"about","start":396.79,"end":396.99},{"text":"the","start":396.99,"end":397.19},{"text":"wider","start":397.19,"end":397.63},{"text":"regional","start":397.63,"end":398.15},{"text":"and","start":398.15,"end":398.27},{"text":"global","start":398.27,"end":398.63},{"text":"impacts","start":398.63,"end":399.19},{"text":"of","start":399.23,"end":399.35},{"text":"this","start":399.35,"end":399.51},{"text":"war.","start":399.51,"end":399.91}]},{"text":"At the same time, Ms. Gotta pointed out that Ukraine has expanded attacks against Russian and Russian-linked maritime logistics, including oil tankers.","start":400.95,"end":408.79,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"At","start":400.95,"end":401.07},{"text":"the","start":401.07,"end":401.19},{"text":"same","start":401.19,"end":401.43},{"text":"time,","start":401.43,"end":401.83},{"text":"Ms.","start":401.83,"end":401.99},{"text":"Gotta","start":401.99,"end":402.31},{"text":"pointed","start":402.31,"end":402.79},{"text":"out","start":402.79,"end":403.03},{"text":"that","start":403.43,"end":403.59},{"text":"Ukraine","start":403.59,"end":403.95},{"text":"has","start":403.95,"end":404.07},{"text":"expanded","start":404.07,"end":404.55},{"text":"attacks","start":404.55,"end":404.95},{"text":"against","start":404.95,"end":405.27},{"text":"Russian","start":405.27,"end":405.67},{"text":"and","start":405.67,"end":405.83},{"text":"Russian-linked","start":405.83,"end":406.47},{"text":"maritime","start":406.47,"end":406.95},{"text":"logistics,","start":406.95,"end":407.59},{"text":"including","start":407.59,"end":408.07},{"text":"oil","start":408.07,"end":408.31},{"text":"tankers.","start":408.31,"end":408.79}]},{"text":"She said that the far-reaching impact of the hostilities on global food security underscore once again the urgent need for renewed diplomatic efforts.","start":409.51,"end":418.23,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"She","start":409.51,"end":409.67},{"text":"said","start":409.67,"end":409.87},{"text":"that","start":409.87,"end":409.99},{"text":"the","start":409.99,"end":410.11},{"text":"far-reaching","start":410.11,"end":410.67},{"text":"impact","start":410.67,"end":411.03},{"text":"of","start":411.03,"end":411.11},{"text":"the","start":411.11,"end":411.23},{"text":"hostilities","start":411.23,"end":411.83},{"text":"on","start":411.83,"end":411.99},{"text":"global","start":411.99,"end":412.47},{"text":"food","start":412.47,"end":412.67},{"text":"security","start":412.67,"end":413.19},{"text":"underscore","start":413.51,"end":414.07},{"text":"once","start":414.07,"end":414.39},{"text":"again","start":414.39,"end":414.87},{"text":"the","start":415.19,"end":415.39},{"text":"urgent","start":415.43,"end":415.87},{"text":"need","start":415.87,"end":416.15},{"text":"for","start":416.23,"end":416.51},{"text":"renewed","start":416.51,"end":417.11},{"text":"diplomatic","start":417.19,"end":417.75},{"text":"efforts.","start":417.75,"end":418.23}]},{"text":"Also briefing Council members, Indrika Ratwatte, the Acting Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, warned that civilians continue to be killed and injured as homes, energy and water systems, UN warehouses, and humanitarian facilities come under attack.","start":419.31,"end":433.87,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Also","start":419.31,"end":419.63},{"text":"briefing","start":419.63,"end":419.95},{"text":"Council","start":419.95,"end":420.27},{"text":"members,","start":420.27,"end":420.67},{"text":"Indrika","start":420.67,"end":421.15},{"text":"Ratwatte,","start":421.15,"end":421.55},{"text":"the","start":421.55,"end":421.67},{"text":"Acting","start":422.19,"end":422.59},{"text":"Deputy","start":422.59,"end":422.99},{"text":"Emergency","start":422.99,"end":423.55},{"text":"Relief","start":423.55,"end":423.87},{"text":"Coordinator,","start":423.87,"end":424.43},{"text":"warned","start":424.83,"end":425.07},{"text":"that","start":425.07,"end":425.19},{"text":"civilians","start":425.19,"end":425.63},{"text":"continue","start":425.63,"end":426.07},{"text":"to","start":426.07,"end":426.15},{"text":"be","start":426.15,"end":426.27},{"text":"killed","start":426.27,"end":426.71},{"text":"and","start":426.71,"end":426.91},{"text":"injured","start":426.91,"end":427.39},{"text":"as","start":427.79,"end":427.95},{"text":"homes,","start":427.95,"end":428.51},{"text":"energy","start":428.75,"end":429.11},{"text":"and","start":429.11,"end":429.23},{"text":"water","start":429.23,"end":429.51},{"text":"systems,","start":429.51,"end":430.03},{"text":"UN","start":430.27,"end":430.59},{"text":"warehouses,","start":430.59,"end":431.39},{"text":"and","start":431.39,"end":431.55},{"text":"humanitarian","start":431.55,"end":432.07},{"text":"facilities","start":432.07,"end":432.75},{"text":"come","start":432.99,"end":433.19},{"text":"under","start":433.19,"end":433.43},{"text":"attack.","start":433.43,"end":433.87}]},{"text":"He also expressed concern over reports of civilian harm in the Russian Federation, including reported attacks on logistics centers in the Moscow and Tambov regions that have claimed civilian lives.","start":434.59,"end":444.83,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"He","start":434.59,"end":434.67},{"text":"also","start":434.67,"end":434.87},{"text":"expressed","start":434.87,"end":435.27},{"text":"concern","start":435.27,"end":435.79},{"text":"over","start":435.79,"end":436.03},{"text":"reports","start":436.03,"end":436.39},{"text":"of","start":436.39,"end":436.47},{"text":"civilian","start":436.47,"end":436.91},{"text":"harm","start":436.91,"end":437.31},{"text":"in","start":437.31,"end":437.39},{"text":"the","start":437.39,"end":437.47},{"text":"Russian","start":437.47,"end":437.79},{"text":"Federation,","start":437.79,"end":438.35},{"text":"including","start":438.75,"end":439.15},{"text":"reported","start":439.15,"end":439.63},{"text":"attacks","start":439.63,"end":440.07},{"text":"on","start":440.11,"end":440.35},{"text":"logistics","start":440.35,"end":440.83},{"text":"centers","start":440.83,"end":441.23},{"text":"in","start":441.23,"end":441.39},{"text":"the","start":441.39,"end":441.47},{"text":"Moscow","start":441.47,"end":441.95},{"text":"and","start":441.95,"end":442.15},{"text":"Tambov","start":442.15,"end":442.55},{"text":"regions","start":442.55,"end":443.07},{"text":"that","start":443.31,"end":443.43},{"text":"have","start":443.43,"end":443.55},{"text":"claimed","start":443.55,"end":443.83},{"text":"civilian","start":443.83,"end":444.27},{"text":"lives.","start":444.27,"end":444.83}]},{"text":"while noting that the United Nations cannot independently verify these reports.","start":445.19,"end":449.23,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"while","start":445.19,"end":445.39},{"text":"noting","start":445.39,"end":445.71},{"text":"that","start":445.71,"end":445.83},{"text":"the","start":445.83,"end":445.91},{"text":"United","start":445.91,"end":446.23},{"text":"Nations","start":446.23,"end":446.63},{"text":"cannot","start":446.63,"end":446.99},{"text":"independently","start":446.99,"end":447.87},{"text":"verify","start":447.95,"end":448.51},{"text":"these","start":448.51,"end":448.67},{"text":"reports.","start":448.67,"end":449.23}]},{"text":"Both remarks have been shared with you.","start":449.79,"end":451.11,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Both","start":449.79,"end":450.03},{"text":"remarks","start":450.03,"end":450.35},{"text":"have","start":450.35,"end":450.47},{"text":"been","start":450.47,"end":450.59},{"text":"shared","start":450.59,"end":450.83},{"text":"with","start":450.83,"end":450.99},{"text":"you.","start":450.99,"end":451.11}]},{"text":"Turning to Sudan, our colleagues at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that ongoing conflict, displacement, and disease outbreaks continue to drive humanitarian needs across the country.","start":453.07,"end":463.47,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Turning","start":453.07,"end":453.39},{"text":"to","start":453.39,"end":453.47},{"text":"Sudan,","start":453.47,"end":453.95},{"text":"our","start":453.95,"end":454.11},{"text":"colleagues","start":454.11,"end":454.59},{"text":"at","start":454.59,"end":454.67},{"text":"the","start":454.67,"end":454.79},{"text":"Office","start":454.79,"end":455.03},{"text":"for","start":455.03,"end":455.15},{"text":"the","start":455.15,"end":455.23},{"text":"Coordination","start":455.23,"end":455.63},{"text":"of","start":455.63,"end":455.71},{"text":"Humanitarian","start":455.71,"end":456.23},{"text":"Affairs","start":456.23,"end":456.83},{"text":"warned","start":457.31,"end":457.59},{"text":"that","start":457.59,"end":457.71},{"text":"ongoing","start":457.71,"end":458.27},{"text":"conflict,","start":458.27,"end":458.91},{"text":"displacement,","start":458.99,"end":459.63},{"text":"and","start":459.63,"end":459.75},{"text":"disease","start":459.75,"end":460.11},{"text":"outbreaks","start":460.11,"end":460.59},{"text":"continue","start":460.91,"end":461.31},{"text":"to","start":461.31,"end":461.39},{"text":"drive","start":461.39,"end":461.75},{"text":"humanitarian","start":461.75,"end":462.39},{"text":"needs","start":462.39,"end":462.59},{"text":"across","start":462.59,"end":462.91},{"text":"the","start":462.91,"end":462.99},{"text":"country.","start":462.99,"end":463.47}]},{"text":"In the Darfur region, our partners on the ground report that insecurity and intercommunal violence have recently displaced more than 20,000 people, with many in urgent need of support.","start":464.19,"end":474.35,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"In","start":464.19,"end":464.35},{"text":"the","start":464.35,"end":464.43},{"text":"Darfur","start":464.43,"end":464.91},{"text":"region,","start":464.91,"end":465.31},{"text":"our","start":465.39,"end":465.55},{"text":"partners","start":465.55,"end":465.95},{"text":"on","start":465.95,"end":466.03},{"text":"the","start":466.03,"end":466.11},{"text":"ground","start":466.11,"end":466.47},{"text":"report","start":466.47,"end":466.79},{"text":"that","start":466.79,"end":466.99},{"text":"insecurity","start":466.99,"end":467.71},{"text":"and","start":467.91,"end":468.03},{"text":"intercommunal","start":468.03,"end":468.79},{"text":"violence","start":468.79,"end":469.23},{"text":"have","start":469.47,"end":469.67},{"text":"recently","start":469.67,"end":470.07},{"text":"displaced","start":470.07,"end":470.51},{"text":"more","start":470.51,"end":470.63},{"text":"than","start":470.63,"end":470.75},{"text":"20,000","start":470.75,"end":471.51},{"text":"people,","start":471.51,"end":471.95},{"text":"with","start":472.35,"end":472.59},{"text":"many","start":472.59,"end":472.99},{"text":"in","start":472.99,"end":473.15},{"text":"urgent","start":473.23,"end":473.59},{"text":"need","start":473.59,"end":473.75},{"text":"of","start":473.75,"end":473.87},{"text":"support.","start":473.87,"end":474.35}]},{"text":"We once again call on all parties to protect civilians and to facilitate rapid, safe, unhindered and sustained humanitarian access.","start":475.23,"end":483.47,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"We","start":475.23,"end":475.39},{"text":"once","start":475.39,"end":475.71},{"text":"again","start":475.71,"end":476.27},{"text":"call","start":476.43,"end":476.63},{"text":"on","start":476.63,"end":476.83},{"text":"all","start":476.83,"end":477.15},{"text":"parties","start":477.15,"end":477.71},{"text":"to","start":477.79,"end":477.87},{"text":"protect","start":477.87,"end":478.15},{"text":"civilians","start":478.15,"end":478.75},{"text":"and","start":478.83,"end":478.99},{"text":"to","start":478.99,"end":479.07},{"text":"facilitate","start":479.07,"end":479.55},{"text":"rapid,","start":479.55,"end":480.11},{"text":"safe,","start":480.27,"end":480.75},{"text":"unhindered","start":481.07,"end":481.79},{"text":"and","start":481.79,"end":481.91},{"text":"sustained","start":481.91,"end":482.39},{"text":"humanitarian","start":482.39,"end":482.95},{"text":"access.","start":482.95,"end":483.47}]},{"text":"Our humanitarian colleagues also note that cholera is spreading, with more than 2,000 suspected cases and 170 reported deaths since May, mainly in the Kordofan region.","start":484.43,"end":493.63,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Our","start":484.43,"end":484.51},{"text":"humanitarian","start":484.51,"end":485.07},{"text":"colleagues","start":485.07,"end":485.47},{"text":"also","start":485.47,"end":485.67},{"text":"note","start":485.67,"end":485.79},{"text":"that","start":485.79,"end":485.95},{"text":"cholera","start":485.95,"end":486.39},{"text":"is","start":486.39,"end":486.47},{"text":"spreading,","start":486.47,"end":486.91},{"text":"with","start":486.99,"end":487.15},{"text":"more","start":487.15,"end":487.35},{"text":"than","start":487.35,"end":487.47},{"text":"2,000","start":487.47,"end":488.11},{"text":"suspected","start":488.11,"end":488.51},{"text":"cases","start":488.51,"end":488.99},{"text":"and","start":489.31,"end":489.47},{"text":"170","start":489.47,"end":490.27},{"text":"reported","start":490.27,"end":490.79},{"text":"deaths","start":490.79,"end":490.95},{"text":"since","start":490.95,"end":491.15},{"text":"May,","start":491.15,"end":491.55},{"text":"mainly","start":492.19,"end":492.55},{"text":"in","start":492.55,"end":492.63},{"text":"the","start":492.63,"end":492.75},{"text":"Kordofan","start":492.75,"end":493.23},{"text":"region.","start":493.23,"end":493.63}]},{"text":"Despite the challenges, we, along with our humanitarian partners, continue scaling up the cholera response, supporting nearly 80 surveillance sites, 16 treatment centers, eight oral rehydration points, and prevention activities for more than 270,000 people in the impacted areas.","start":494.67,"end":512.11,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Despite","start":494.67,"end":495.07},{"text":"the","start":495.07,"end":495.15},{"text":"challenges,","start":495.15,"end":495.79},{"text":"we,","start":495.79,"end":496.27},{"text":"along","start":496.35,"end":496.67},{"text":"with","start":496.67,"end":496.83},{"text":"our","start":496.83,"end":496.91},{"text":"humanitarian","start":496.91,"end":497.43},{"text":"partners,","start":497.43,"end":497.95},{"text":"continue","start":498.19,"end":498.67},{"text":"scaling","start":498.67,"end":499.39},{"text":"up","start":499.47,"end":499.71},{"text":"the","start":499.71,"end":499.83},{"text":"cholera","start":499.83,"end":500.35},{"text":"response,","start":500.43,"end":501.07},{"text":"supporting","start":501.39,"end":501.83},{"text":"nearly","start":501.83,"end":502.11},{"text":"80","start":502.11,"end":502.43},{"text":"surveillance","start":502.43,"end":502.95},{"text":"sites,","start":502.95,"end":503.31},{"text":"16","start":503.71,"end":504.19},{"text":"treatment","start":504.19,"end":504.63},{"text":"centers,","start":504.63,"end":505.15},{"text":"eight","start":505.39,"end":505.71},{"text":"oral","start":505.71,"end":505.95},{"text":"rehydration","start":505.95,"end":506.67},{"text":"points,","start":506.67,"end":507.07},{"text":"and","start":507.39,"end":507.55},{"text":"prevention","start":507.55,"end":508.03},{"text":"activities","start":508.03,"end":508.43},{"text":"for","start":508.43,"end":508.59},{"text":"more","start":508.59,"end":508.75},{"text":"than","start":508.75,"end":508.91},{"text":"270,000","start":508.91,"end":510.35},{"text":"people","start":510.35,"end":510.75},{"text":"in","start":510.91,"end":511.07},{"text":"the","start":511.07,"end":511.19},{"text":"impacted","start":511.19,"end":511.63},{"text":"areas.","start":511.63,"end":512.11}]},{"text":"However, funding shortfalls are limiting the response.","start":512.91,"end":515.63,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"However,","start":512.91,"end":513.55},{"text":"funding","start":513.55,"end":513.91},{"text":"shortfalls","start":513.91,"end":514.43},{"text":"are","start":514.43,"end":514.59},{"text":"limiting","start":514.59,"end":514.99},{"text":"the","start":514.99,"end":515.07},{"text":"response.","start":515.07,"end":515.63}]},{"text":"We continue to urge donors to commit additional funding.","start":516.35,"end":519.07,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"We","start":516.35,"end":516.47},{"text":"continue","start":516.47,"end":516.83},{"text":"to","start":516.83,"end":516.95},{"text":"urge","start":516.95,"end":517.23},{"text":"donors","start":517.23,"end":517.59},{"text":"to","start":517.59,"end":517.71},{"text":"commit","start":517.71,"end":518.03},{"text":"additional","start":518.03,"end":518.59},{"text":"funding.","start":518.59,"end":519.07}]},{"text":"This year's Humanitarian Appeal for Sudan is about 40 percent funded, with $1.1 billion received against the nearly $2.9 billion required.","start":519.63,"end":528.99,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"This","start":519.63,"end":519.79},{"text":"year's","start":519.79,"end":520.07},{"text":"Humanitarian","start":520.07,"end":520.59},{"text":"Appeal","start":520.59,"end":520.91},{"text":"for","start":520.91,"end":521.07},{"text":"Sudan","start":521.07,"end":521.47},{"text":"is","start":521.47,"end":521.67},{"text":"about","start":521.67,"end":521.87},{"text":"40","start":521.87,"end":522.23},{"text":"percent","start":522.23,"end":522.59},{"text":"funded,","start":522.59,"end":522.99},{"text":"with","start":523.39,"end":523.79},{"text":"$1.1","start":523.87,"end":524.27},{"text":"billion","start":524.27,"end":524.67},{"text":"received","start":524.67,"end":525.71},{"text":"against","start":525.71,"end":526.03},{"text":"the","start":526.03,"end":526.11},{"text":"nearly","start":526.11,"end":526.51},{"text":"$2.9","start":526.67,"end":526.71},{"text":"billion","start":526.71,"end":527.47},{"text":"required.","start":527.47,"end":528.99}]},{"text":"Turning to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our colleagues at OCHA tell us that the Ebola outbreak continues to expand, with rising numbers of cases and deaths putting ever more pressure on health services and our efforts to respond.","start":530.75,"end":543.19,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Turning","start":530.75,"end":531.03},{"text":"to","start":531.03,"end":531.15},{"text":"the","start":531.15,"end":531.27},{"text":"Democratic","start":531.27,"end":531.75},{"text":"Republic","start":531.75,"end":532.23},{"text":"of","start":532.23,"end":532.39},{"text":"the","start":532.39,"end":532.47},{"text":"Congo,","start":532.47,"end":533.03},{"text":"our","start":533.19,"end":533.35},{"text":"colleagues","start":533.35,"end":533.71},{"text":"at","start":533.71,"end":533.83},{"text":"OCHA","start":533.83,"end":534.07},{"text":"tell","start":534.07,"end":534.27},{"text":"us","start":534.27,"end":534.39},{"text":"that","start":534.39,"end":534.63},{"text":"the","start":534.63,"end":534.71},{"text":"Ebola","start":534.71,"end":534.99},{"text":"outbreak","start":534.99,"end":535.39},{"text":"continues","start":535.39,"end":535.79},{"text":"to","start":535.79,"end":535.87},{"text":"expand,","start":535.87,"end":536.47},{"text":"with","start":536.87,"end":537.03},{"text":"rising","start":537.03,"end":537.47},{"text":"numbers","start":537.47,"end":537.79},{"text":"of","start":537.79,"end":537.91},{"text":"cases","start":537.91,"end":538.39},{"text":"and","start":538.71,"end":538.99},{"text":"deaths","start":538.99,"end":539.35},{"text":"putting","start":539.75,"end":540.15},{"text":"ever","start":540.23,"end":540.47},{"text":"more","start":540.47,"end":540.71},{"text":"pressure","start":540.71,"end":541.03},{"text":"on","start":541.03,"end":541.19},{"text":"health","start":541.19,"end":541.39},{"text":"services","start":541.39,"end":541.91},{"text":"and","start":541.91,"end":542.03},{"text":"our","start":542.03,"end":542.15},{"text":"efforts","start":542.15,"end":542.47},{"text":"to","start":542.47,"end":542.55},{"text":"respond.","start":542.55,"end":543.19}]},{"text":"As of July 25th, national health authorities had reported 3,200 confirmed Ebola cases across Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele, and Shoppo provinces.","start":544.23,"end":555.43,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"As","start":544.23,"end":544.39},{"text":"of","start":544.39,"end":544.47},{"text":"July","start":544.47,"end":544.79},{"text":"25th,","start":544.79,"end":545.43},{"text":"national","start":545.83,"end":546.31},{"text":"health","start":546.31,"end":546.51},{"text":"authorities","start":546.51,"end":547.03},{"text":"had","start":547.03,"end":547.19},{"text":"reported","start":547.19,"end":547.67},{"text":"3,200","start":547.67,"end":549.11},{"text":"confirmed","start":549.11,"end":549.63},{"text":"Ebola","start":549.63,"end":549.99},{"text":"cases","start":549.99,"end":550.31},{"text":"across","start":550.31,"end":550.63},{"text":"Ituri,","start":550.63,"end":551.19},{"text":"North","start":551.51,"end":551.79},{"text":"Kivu,","start":551.79,"end":552.31},{"text":"South","start":552.47,"end":552.79},{"text":"Kivu,","start":552.79,"end":553.19},{"text":"Haut-Uele,","start":553.27,"end":553.99},{"text":"and","start":554.23,"end":554.39},{"text":"Shoppo","start":554.39,"end":554.79},{"text":"provinces.","start":554.79,"end":555.43}]},{"text":"More than 100 new confirmed cases have been reported for the second consecutive day.","start":556.23,"end":559.75,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"More","start":556.23,"end":556.39},{"text":"than","start":556.39,"end":556.51},{"text":"100","start":556.51,"end":556.99},{"text":"new","start":556.99,"end":557.15},{"text":"confirmed","start":557.15,"end":557.51},{"text":"cases","start":557.51,"end":557.75},{"text":"have","start":557.75,"end":557.87},{"text":"been","start":557.87,"end":557.99},{"text":"reported","start":557.99,"end":558.43},{"text":"for","start":558.43,"end":558.55},{"text":"the","start":558.55,"end":558.63},{"text":"second","start":558.63,"end":558.95},{"text":"consecutive","start":558.95,"end":559.43},{"text":"day.","start":559.43,"end":559.75}]},{"text":"We, along with our partners, continue to support the authorities on surveillance, contact tracing, laboratory testing, and patient care.","start":560.63,"end":567.03,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"We,","start":560.63,"end":561.03},{"text":"along","start":561.03,"end":561.31},{"text":"with","start":561.31,"end":561.43},{"text":"our","start":561.43,"end":561.51},{"text":"partners,","start":561.51,"end":561.99},{"text":"continue","start":561.99,"end":562.31},{"text":"to","start":562.31,"end":562.43},{"text":"support","start":562.47,"end":562.71},{"text":"the","start":562.71,"end":562.79},{"text":"authorities","start":562.79,"end":563.15},{"text":"on","start":563.15,"end":563.27},{"text":"surveillance,","start":563.27,"end":563.91},{"text":"contact","start":564.31,"end":564.71},{"text":"tracing,","start":564.71,"end":565.11},{"text":"laboratory","start":565.35,"end":565.91},{"text":"testing,","start":565.91,"end":566.27},{"text":"and","start":566.27,"end":566.39},{"text":"patient","start":566.39,"end":566.75},{"text":"care.","start":566.75,"end":567.03}]},{"text":"The World Food Program has provided more than 140,000 hot meals and food to over 23,000 patients, contacts, and vulnerable people impacted by the outbreak in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces.","start":567.87,"end":579.91,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":567.87,"end":567.95},{"text":"World","start":567.95,"end":568.15},{"text":"Food","start":568.15,"end":568.35},{"text":"Program","start":568.35,"end":568.63},{"text":"has","start":568.63,"end":568.75},{"text":"provided","start":568.75,"end":569.27},{"text":"more","start":569.27,"end":569.59},{"text":"than","start":569.59,"end":569.75},{"text":"140,000","start":569.75,"end":570.83},{"text":"hot","start":570.83,"end":571.03},{"text":"meals","start":571.03,"end":571.31},{"text":"and","start":571.31,"end":571.43},{"text":"food","start":571.43,"end":571.83},{"text":"to","start":572.07,"end":572.19},{"text":"over","start":572.19,"end":572.39},{"text":"23,000","start":572.39,"end":573.27},{"text":"patients,","start":573.27,"end":573.83},{"text":"contacts,","start":574.15,"end":574.75},{"text":"and","start":574.75,"end":574.95},{"text":"vulnerable","start":574.95,"end":575.39},{"text":"people","start":575.39,"end":575.83},{"text":"impacted","start":576.15,"end":576.63},{"text":"by","start":576.63,"end":576.79},{"text":"the","start":576.79,"end":576.91},{"text":"outbreak","start":576.91,"end":577.23},{"text":"in","start":577.23,"end":577.51},{"text":"Ituri,","start":577.51,"end":577.91},{"text":"North","start":577.91,"end":578.23},{"text":"Kivu,","start":578.23,"end":578.55},{"text":"and","start":578.55,"end":578.71},{"text":"South","start":578.71,"end":578.95},{"text":"Kivu","start":578.95,"end":579.27},{"text":"provinces.","start":579.27,"end":579.91}]},{"text":"UNICEF and our partners have also carried out more than 27,000 household visits to support the identification and follow-up of suspected cases in affected communities.","start":581.03,"end":589.99,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"UNICEF","start":581.03,"end":581.55},{"text":"and","start":581.55,"end":581.67},{"text":"our","start":581.67,"end":581.75},{"text":"partners","start":581.75,"end":582.11},{"text":"have","start":582.11,"end":582.23},{"text":"also","start":582.23,"end":582.47},{"text":"carried","start":582.47,"end":582.71},{"text":"out","start":582.71,"end":582.87},{"text":"more","start":582.87,"end":583.03},{"text":"than","start":583.03,"end":583.19},{"text":"27,000","start":583.19,"end":584.15},{"text":"household","start":584.15,"end":584.71},{"text":"visits","start":584.71,"end":585.19},{"text":"to","start":585.75,"end":585.87},{"text":"support","start":585.91,"end":586.23},{"text":"the","start":586.23,"end":586.35},{"text":"identification","start":586.35,"end":587.03},{"text":"and","start":587.03,"end":587.19},{"text":"follow-up","start":587.19,"end":587.67},{"text":"of","start":587.67,"end":587.75},{"text":"suspected","start":587.75,"end":588.27},{"text":"cases","start":588.27,"end":588.71},{"text":"in","start":588.83,"end":588.95},{"text":"affected","start":588.95,"end":589.35},{"text":"communities.","start":589.35,"end":589.99}]},{"text":"Meanwhile, preparedness efforts are underway beyond the provinces impacted by Ebola.","start":590.87,"end":595.11,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Meanwhile,","start":590.87,"end":591.35},{"text":"preparedness","start":591.35,"end":591.99},{"text":"efforts","start":591.99,"end":592.27},{"text":"are","start":592.27,"end":592.35},{"text":"underway","start":592.35,"end":592.87},{"text":"beyond","start":592.87,"end":593.27},{"text":"the","start":593.27,"end":593.35},{"text":"provinces","start":593.35,"end":593.91},{"text":"impacted","start":593.91,"end":594.47},{"text":"by","start":594.47,"end":594.63},{"text":"Ebola.","start":594.63,"end":595.11}]},{"text":"Today, the World Health Organization launched training for hygiene specialists at the General Reference Hospital in the province of Baswelle to reduce the risk of further spread.","start":595.75,"end":606.55,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Today,","start":595.75,"end":596.31},{"text":"the","start":596.39,"end":596.47},{"text":"World","start":596.47,"end":596.75},{"text":"Health","start":596.75,"end":596.99},{"text":"Organization","start":596.99,"end":597.67},{"text":"launched","start":597.67,"end":598.03},{"text":"training","start":598.03,"end":598.39},{"text":"for","start":598.39,"end":598.55},{"text":"hygiene","start":598.55,"end":598.95},{"text":"specialists","start":598.95,"end":599.51},{"text":"at","start":599.83,"end":599.95},{"text":"the","start":599.95,"end":600.07},{"text":"General","start":600.07,"end":600.47},{"text":"Reference","start":600.47,"end":600.83},{"text":"Hospital","start":600.83,"end":601.35},{"text":"in","start":601.35,"end":601.43},{"text":"the","start":601.43,"end":601.51},{"text":"province","start":601.51,"end":601.95},{"text":"of","start":601.95,"end":602.07},{"text":"Baswelle","start":602.07,"end":602.79},{"text":"to","start":603.75,"end":603.91},{"text":"reduce","start":603.91,"end":604.47},{"text":"the","start":604.63,"end":604.87},{"text":"risk","start":604.87,"end":605.63},{"text":"of","start":605.63,"end":605.75},{"text":"further","start":605.75,"end":606.11},{"text":"spread.","start":606.11,"end":606.55}]},{"text":"We and our partners remain committed to supporting the authorities response.","start":607.43,"end":610.79,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"We","start":607.43,"end":607.59},{"text":"and","start":607.59,"end":607.71},{"text":"our","start":607.71,"end":607.83},{"text":"partners","start":607.83,"end":608.23},{"text":"remain","start":608.23,"end":608.47},{"text":"committed","start":608.47,"end":608.91},{"text":"to","start":608.91,"end":608.99},{"text":"supporting","start":609.19,"end":609.59},{"text":"the","start":609.59,"end":609.71},{"text":"authorities","start":609.71,"end":610.23},{"text":"response.","start":610.23,"end":610.79}]},{"text":"Continued international support is critical to expanding treatment capacity, sustaining response operations and containing the outbreak.","start":611.43,"end":618.47,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Continued","start":611.43,"end":611.99},{"text":"international","start":611.99,"end":612.59},{"text":"support","start":612.59,"end":612.91},{"text":"is","start":612.91,"end":613.03},{"text":"critical","start":613.03,"end":613.59},{"text":"to","start":613.59,"end":613.67},{"text":"expanding","start":613.67,"end":614.23},{"text":"treatment","start":614.23,"end":614.59},{"text":"capacity,","start":614.59,"end":615.19},{"text":"sustaining","start":615.67,"end":616.15},{"text":"response","start":616.15,"end":616.55},{"text":"operations","start":616.55,"end":617.11},{"text":"and","start":617.23,"end":617.35},{"text":"containing","start":617.35,"end":617.83},{"text":"the","start":617.83,"end":617.95},{"text":"outbreak.","start":617.95,"end":618.47}]},{"text":"Turning to Rwanda, where we, along with our humanitarian partners, are continuing to support government-led efforts to strengthen Ebola preparedness.","start":620.11,"end":627.31,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Turning","start":620.11,"end":620.35},{"text":"to","start":620.35,"end":620.47},{"text":"Rwanda,","start":620.47,"end":621.23},{"text":"where","start":621.31,"end":621.51},{"text":"we,","start":621.51,"end":621.79},{"text":"along","start":621.79,"end":622.03},{"text":"with","start":622.03,"end":622.19},{"text":"our","start":622.19,"end":622.27},{"text":"humanitarian","start":622.27,"end":622.83},{"text":"partners,","start":622.83,"end":623.23},{"text":"are","start":623.47,"end":623.63},{"text":"continuing","start":623.63,"end":624.11},{"text":"to","start":624.11,"end":624.19},{"text":"support","start":624.19,"end":624.47},{"text":"government-led","start":624.47,"end":625.07},{"text":"efforts","start":625.07,"end":625.59},{"text":"to","start":625.59,"end":625.67},{"text":"strengthen","start":625.67,"end":626.11},{"text":"Ebola","start":626.11,"end":626.51},{"text":"preparedness.","start":626.51,"end":627.31}]},{"text":"Our colleagues from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tell us that this month, our partners trained health workers on infection prevention and control, case detection, and reporting.","start":628.19,"end":638.43,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Our","start":628.19,"end":628.35},{"text":"colleagues","start":628.35,"end":628.63},{"text":"from","start":628.63,"end":628.79},{"text":"the","start":628.79,"end":628.87},{"text":"Office","start":628.87,"end":629.23},{"text":"for","start":629.23,"end":629.39},{"text":"the","start":629.39,"end":629.47},{"text":"Coordination","start":629.47,"end":629.87},{"text":"of","start":629.87,"end":629.95},{"text":"Humanitarian","start":629.95,"end":630.47},{"text":"Affairs","start":630.47,"end":630.99},{"text":"tell","start":631.39,"end":631.59},{"text":"us","start":631.59,"end":631.67},{"text":"that","start":631.67,"end":631.79},{"text":"this","start":631.79,"end":632.03},{"text":"month,","start":632.03,"end":632.35},{"text":"our","start":632.91,"end":633.07},{"text":"partners","start":633.07,"end":633.55},{"text":"trained","start":633.55,"end":633.87},{"text":"health","start":633.87,"end":634.11},{"text":"workers","start":634.11,"end":634.59},{"text":"on","start":634.59,"end":634.83},{"text":"infection","start":634.83,"end":635.27},{"text":"prevention","start":635.27,"end":635.79},{"text":"and","start":635.79,"end":635.91},{"text":"control,","start":635.91,"end":636.51},{"text":"case","start":636.83,"end":637.07},{"text":"detection,","start":637.07,"end":637.63},{"text":"and","start":637.71,"end":637.87},{"text":"reporting.","start":637.87,"end":638.43}]},{"text":"Our partners have also pre-positioned personal protective equipment, testing supplies, diagnostic tools, water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies in high-risk areas.","start":639.07,"end":648.43,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Our","start":639.07,"end":639.23},{"text":"partners","start":639.23,"end":639.59},{"text":"have","start":639.59,"end":639.71},{"text":"also","start":639.71,"end":639.95},{"text":"pre-positioned","start":639.95,"end":640.67},{"text":"personal","start":640.83,"end":641.31},{"text":"protective","start":641.35,"end":641.87},{"text":"equipment,","start":641.87,"end":642.35},{"text":"testing","start":642.75,"end":643.15},{"text":"supplies,","start":643.15,"end":643.71},{"text":"diagnostic","start":643.79,"end":644.35},{"text":"tools,","start":644.35,"end":644.75},{"text":"water,","start":644.99,"end":645.55},{"text":"sanitation,","start":645.63,"end":646.31},{"text":"and","start":646.31,"end":646.43},{"text":"hygiene","start":646.43,"end":646.87},{"text":"supplies","start":646.87,"end":647.35},{"text":"in","start":647.35,"end":647.47},{"text":"high-risk","start":647.47,"end":647.95},{"text":"areas.","start":647.95,"end":648.43}]},{"text":"Surveillance efforts also continue, including the screening of travelers at key points of entry into the country and the expansion of environmental and wastewater surveillance.","start":649.99,"end":658.79,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Surveillance","start":649.99,"end":650.51},{"text":"efforts","start":650.51,"end":650.79},{"text":"also","start":650.79,"end":651.03},{"text":"continue,","start":651.03,"end":651.59},{"text":"including","start":651.59,"end":652.07},{"text":"the","start":652.07,"end":652.15},{"text":"screening","start":652.15,"end":652.47},{"text":"of","start":652.47,"end":652.55},{"text":"travelers","start":652.55,"end":653.07},{"text":"at","start":653.07,"end":653.19},{"text":"key","start":653.19,"end":653.35},{"text":"points","start":653.35,"end":653.63},{"text":"of","start":653.63,"end":653.75},{"text":"entry","start":653.75,"end":654.03},{"text":"into","start":654.03,"end":654.19},{"text":"the","start":654.19,"end":654.27},{"text":"country","start":654.27,"end":654.71},{"text":"and","start":655.31,"end":655.47},{"text":"the","start":655.47,"end":655.55},{"text":"expansion","start":655.55,"end":656.31},{"text":"of","start":656.59,"end":656.71},{"text":"environmental","start":656.71,"end":657.43},{"text":"and","start":657.43,"end":657.55},{"text":"wastewater","start":657.55,"end":658.15},{"text":"surveillance.","start":658.15,"end":658.79}]},{"text":"Risk communication and community engagement activities continue through radio campaigns as well as the distribution of information materials.","start":659.51,"end":666.95,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Risk","start":659.51,"end":659.75},{"text":"communication","start":659.75,"end":660.47},{"text":"and","start":660.47,"end":660.59},{"text":"community","start":660.59,"end":660.99},{"text":"engagement","start":660.99,"end":661.47},{"text":"activities","start":661.47,"end":661.99},{"text":"continue","start":661.99,"end":662.47},{"text":"through","start":662.47,"end":662.71},{"text":"radio","start":662.71,"end":663.03},{"text":"campaigns","start":663.03,"end":663.67},{"text":"as","start":664.07,"end":664.23},{"text":"well","start":664.23,"end":664.39},{"text":"as","start":664.47,"end":664.55},{"text":"the","start":664.79,"end":664.95},{"text":"distribution","start":664.95,"end":665.67},{"text":"of","start":665.67,"end":665.83},{"text":"information","start":665.83,"end":666.39},{"text":"materials.","start":666.39,"end":666.95}]},{"text":"As we have mentioned before, $2 million has been allocated from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to strengthen outbreak preparedness in high-risk districts.","start":667.75,"end":676.47,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"As","start":667.75,"end":667.91},{"text":"we","start":667.91,"end":668.03},{"text":"have","start":668.03,"end":668.15},{"text":"mentioned","start":668.15,"end":668.47},{"text":"before,","start":668.47,"end":668.87},{"text":"$2","start":669.35,"end":669.39},{"text":"million","start":669.39,"end":669.67},{"text":"has","start":669.67,"end":669.79},{"text":"been","start":669.79,"end":670.23},{"text":"allocated","start":670.23,"end":670.87},{"text":"from","start":670.87,"end":671.03},{"text":"the","start":671.03,"end":671.15},{"text":"UN","start":671.15,"end":671.43},{"text":"Central","start":671.43,"end":671.75},{"text":"Emergency","start":671.75,"end":672.31},{"text":"Response","start":672.31,"end":672.75},{"text":"Fund","start":672.75,"end":672.99},{"text":"to","start":672.99,"end":673.07},{"text":"strengthen","start":673.59,"end":673.99},{"text":"outbreak","start":673.99,"end":674.39},{"text":"preparedness","start":674.39,"end":674.95},{"text":"in","start":674.95,"end":675.19},{"text":"high-risk","start":675.19,"end":675.91},{"text":"districts.","start":675.91,"end":676.47}]},{"text":"The General Cooperation Meeting between the Secretariats of the United Nations and the League of Arab States and their specialized bodies is taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva from today until Wednesday.","start":678.63,"end":689.27,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":678.63,"end":678.71},{"text":"General","start":678.71,"end":679.11},{"text":"Cooperation","start":679.11,"end":679.71},{"text":"Meeting","start":679.71,"end":680.03},{"text":"between","start":680.03,"end":680.31},{"text":"the","start":680.31,"end":680.39},{"text":"Secretariats","start":680.39,"end":681.11},{"text":"of","start":681.11,"end":681.19},{"text":"the","start":681.19,"end":681.31},{"text":"United","start":681.31,"end":681.59},{"text":"Nations","start":681.59,"end":682.07},{"text":"and","start":682.15,"end":682.35},{"text":"the","start":682.35,"end":682.43},{"text":"League","start":682.43,"end":682.75},{"text":"of","start":682.75,"end":682.87},{"text":"Arab","start":682.87,"end":683.11},{"text":"States","start":683.11,"end":683.59},{"text":"and","start":683.83,"end":683.99},{"text":"their","start":683.99,"end":684.11},{"text":"specialized","start":684.11,"end":684.63},{"text":"bodies","start":684.63,"end":685.03},{"text":"is","start":685.03,"end":685.11},{"text":"taking","start":685.11,"end":685.39},{"text":"place","start":685.39,"end":685.75},{"text":"at","start":685.75,"end":685.95},{"text":"the","start":685.95,"end":686.03},{"text":"United","start":686.03,"end":686.35},{"text":"Nations","start":686.35,"end":686.63},{"text":"Office","start":686.63,"end":686.95},{"text":"at","start":687.03,"end":687.23},{"text":"Geneva","start":687.23,"end":687.75},{"text":"from","start":688.03,"end":688.19},{"text":"today","start":688.19,"end":688.51},{"text":"until","start":688.51,"end":688.79},{"text":"Wednesday.","start":688.79,"end":689.27}]},{"text":"The meeting is co-chaired by Ambassador Khaled Manslawi, League of Arab States Assistant Secretary General and Head of the International Political Affairs Sector, and Khaled Khayari, UN Assistant Secretary General in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations.","start":689.99,"end":706.23,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":689.99,"end":690.11},{"text":"meeting","start":690.11,"end":690.39},{"text":"is","start":690.39,"end":690.47},{"text":"co-chaired","start":690.47,"end":691.03},{"text":"by","start":691.11,"end":691.35},{"text":"Ambassador","start":691.43,"end":691.99},{"text":"Khaled","start":691.99,"end":692.47},{"text":"Manslawi,","start":692.47,"end":693.27},{"text":"League","start":693.99,"end":694.59},{"text":"of","start":694.59,"end":694.71},{"text":"Arab","start":694.71,"end":694.91},{"text":"States","start":694.91,"end":695.19},{"text":"Assistant","start":695.19,"end":695.67},{"text":"Secretary","start":695.67,"end":696.07},{"text":"General","start":696.07,"end":696.55},{"text":"and","start":696.55,"end":696.75},{"text":"Head","start":696.75,"end":697.07},{"text":"of","start":697.07,"end":697.19},{"text":"the","start":697.19,"end":697.31},{"text":"International","start":697.31,"end":697.83},{"text":"Political","start":697.83,"end":698.23},{"text":"Affairs","start":698.23,"end":698.59},{"text":"Sector,","start":698.59,"end":699.03},{"text":"and","start":699.63,"end":699.83},{"text":"Khaled","start":699.83,"end":700.15},{"text":"Khayari,","start":700.15,"end":700.71},{"text":"UN","start":701.19,"end":701.51},{"text":"Assistant","start":701.51,"end":701.91},{"text":"Secretary","start":701.91,"end":702.27},{"text":"General","start":702.27,"end":702.63},{"text":"in","start":702.63,"end":702.71},{"text":"the","start":702.71,"end":702.79},{"text":"Departments","start":702.79,"end":703.27},{"text":"of","start":703.27,"end":703.35},{"text":"Political","start":703.35,"end":703.83},{"text":"and","start":703.83,"end":704.03},{"text":"Peacebuilding","start":704.03,"end":704.51},{"text":"Affairs","start":704.51,"end":705.03},{"text":"and","start":705.19,"end":705.43},{"text":"Peace","start":705.43,"end":705.67},{"text":"Operations.","start":705.67,"end":706.23}]},{"text":"High-level representatives from around 40 UN and LAS agencies, funds, and programs are participating in the meeting.","start":707.31,"end":713.23,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"High-level","start":707.31,"end":707.79},{"text":"representatives","start":707.79,"end":708.39},{"text":"from","start":708.39,"end":708.55},{"text":"around","start":708.55,"end":708.83},{"text":"40","start":708.83,"end":709.31},{"text":"UN","start":709.31,"end":709.79},{"text":"and","start":709.79,"end":709.91},{"text":"LAS","start":709.91,"end":710.19},{"text":"agencies,","start":710.19,"end":710.75},{"text":"funds,","start":710.83,"end":711.11},{"text":"and","start":711.11,"end":711.23},{"text":"programs","start":711.23,"end":711.79},{"text":"are","start":711.91,"end":712.03},{"text":"participating","start":712.03,"end":712.67},{"text":"in","start":712.67,"end":712.75},{"text":"the","start":712.75,"end":712.83},{"text":"meeting.","start":712.83,"end":713.23}]},{"text":"In his opening comments, Mr. Chiarese stressed that cooperation and joint action are force multipliers that enable both the United Nations and the League of Arab States to have a far greater impact than either organization could have alone for the benefit of the people they serve.","start":714.35,"end":728.43,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"In","start":714.35,"end":714.51},{"text":"his","start":714.51,"end":714.67},{"text":"opening","start":714.67,"end":714.99},{"text":"comments,","start":714.99,"end":715.39},{"text":"Mr.","start":715.39,"end":715.63},{"text":"Chiarese","start":715.63,"end":716.03},{"text":"stressed","start":716.03,"end":716.59},{"text":"that","start":716.59,"end":716.75},{"text":"cooperation","start":716.75,"end":717.39},{"text":"and","start":717.39,"end":717.51},{"text":"joint","start":717.51,"end":717.79},{"text":"action","start":717.79,"end":718.07},{"text":"are","start":718.07,"end":718.19},{"text":"force","start":718.19,"end":718.51},{"text":"multipliers","start":718.51,"end":719.31},{"text":"that","start":719.63,"end":719.75},{"text":"enable","start":719.75,"end":720.27},{"text":"both","start":720.27,"end":720.43},{"text":"the","start":720.43,"end":720.51},{"text":"United","start":720.51,"end":720.87},{"text":"Nations","start":720.87,"end":721.23},{"text":"and","start":721.31,"end":721.59},{"text":"the","start":721.59,"end":721.67},{"text":"League","start":721.67,"end":721.91},{"text":"of","start":721.91,"end":722.03},{"text":"Arab","start":722.03,"end":722.19},{"text":"States","start":722.19,"end":722.59},{"text":"to","start":722.83,"end":722.91},{"text":"have","start":722.91,"end":723.03},{"text":"a","start":723.03,"end":723.07},{"text":"far","start":723.07,"end":723.39},{"text":"greater","start":723.39,"end":723.79},{"text":"impact","start":723.79,"end":724.27},{"text":"than","start":724.27,"end":724.51},{"text":"either","start":724.55,"end":724.75},{"text":"organization","start":724.75,"end":725.31},{"text":"could","start":725.31,"end":725.43},{"text":"have","start":725.43,"end":725.59},{"text":"alone","start":725.59,"end":726.11},{"text":"for","start":726.47,"end":726.59},{"text":"the","start":726.59,"end":726.71},{"text":"benefit","start":726.71,"end":727.23},{"text":"of","start":727.35,"end":727.43},{"text":"the","start":727.43,"end":727.55},{"text":"people","start":727.55,"end":727.87},{"text":"they","start":727.87,"end":728.03},{"text":"serve.","start":728.03,"end":728.43}]},{"text":"And today, the UN Refugee Agency announced the appointment of South Sudanese Olympian and professional basketball player, Wenian Gabriel, as its newest Goodwill Ambassador.","start":730.11,"end":738.83,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":730.11,"end":730.27},{"text":"today,","start":730.27,"end":730.67},{"text":"the","start":730.67,"end":730.83},{"text":"UN","start":730.83,"end":731.07},{"text":"Refugee","start":731.07,"end":731.47},{"text":"Agency","start":731.47,"end":731.83},{"text":"announced","start":731.83,"end":732.11},{"text":"the","start":732.11,"end":732.19},{"text":"appointment","start":732.19,"end":732.63},{"text":"of","start":732.63,"end":732.75},{"text":"South","start":732.75,"end":733.03},{"text":"Sudanese","start":733.03,"end":733.55},{"text":"Olympian","start":733.55,"end":734.11},{"text":"and","start":734.11,"end":734.23},{"text":"professional","start":734.23,"end":734.75},{"text":"basketball","start":734.75,"end":735.19},{"text":"player,","start":735.19,"end":735.55},{"text":"Wenian","start":735.55,"end":736.03},{"text":"Gabriel,","start":736.03,"end":736.59},{"text":"as","start":736.99,"end":737.15},{"text":"its","start":737.15,"end":737.31},{"text":"newest","start":737.31,"end":737.79},{"text":"Goodwill","start":737.95,"end":738.27},{"text":"Ambassador.","start":738.27,"end":738.83}]},{"text":"Born in Khartoum to parents who had fled the civil war in southern Sudan, Gabriel and his family fled to Egypt as refugees before being resettled to the United States when he was two years old.","start":739.55,"end":749.23,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Born","start":739.55,"end":739.75},{"text":"in","start":739.75,"end":739.87},{"text":"Khartoum","start":739.87,"end":740.35},{"text":"to","start":740.35,"end":740.43},{"text":"parents","start":740.43,"end":740.71},{"text":"who","start":740.71,"end":740.79},{"text":"had","start":740.79,"end":740.91},{"text":"fled","start":740.91,"end":741.15},{"text":"the","start":741.15,"end":741.23},{"text":"civil","start":741.23,"end":741.55},{"text":"war","start":741.55,"end":741.75},{"text":"in","start":741.75,"end":741.87},{"text":"southern","start":741.87,"end":742.19},{"text":"Sudan,","start":742.19,"end":742.67},{"text":"Gabriel","start":743.23,"end":743.63},{"text":"and","start":743.63,"end":743.75},{"text":"his","start":743.75,"end":743.87},{"text":"family","start":743.87,"end":744.23},{"text":"fled","start":744.23,"end":744.47},{"text":"to","start":744.47,"end":744.59},{"text":"Egypt","start":744.59,"end":745.03},{"text":"as","start":745.03,"end":745.15},{"text":"refugees","start":745.15,"end":745.87},{"text":"before","start":746.19,"end":746.43},{"text":"being","start":746.43,"end":746.67},{"text":"resettled","start":746.67,"end":747.15},{"text":"to","start":747.15,"end":747.23},{"text":"the","start":747.23,"end":747.31},{"text":"United","start":747.31,"end":747.63},{"text":"States","start":747.63,"end":748.03},{"text":"when","start":748.03,"end":748.23},{"text":"he","start":748.23,"end":748.31},{"text":"was","start":748.31,"end":748.43},{"text":"two","start":748.43,"end":748.63},{"text":"years","start":748.63,"end":748.83},{"text":"old.","start":748.83,"end":749.23}]},{"text":"He later went on to play in the NBA and represented South Sudan in the 2024 Olympics.","start":749.87,"end":754.51,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"He","start":749.87,"end":749.95},{"text":"later","start":749.95,"end":750.27},{"text":"went","start":750.27,"end":750.43},{"text":"on","start":750.43,"end":750.51},{"text":"to","start":750.51,"end":750.63},{"text":"play","start":750.63,"end":750.79},{"text":"in","start":750.79,"end":750.91},{"text":"the","start":750.91,"end":750.99},{"text":"NBA","start":750.99,"end":751.47},{"text":"and","start":751.47,"end":751.63},{"text":"represented","start":751.63,"end":752.11},{"text":"South","start":752.11,"end":752.31},{"text":"Sudan","start":752.31,"end":752.91},{"text":"in","start":752.99,"end":753.15},{"text":"the","start":753.15,"end":753.23},{"text":"2024","start":753.23,"end":753.95},{"text":"Olympics.","start":753.95,"end":754.51}]},{"text":"Now 29, Gabriel has supported refugees and UNHCR since 2022, when he first returned to South Sudan to witness the humanitarian situation firsthand.","start":755.31,"end":764.51,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Now","start":755.31,"end":755.55},{"text":"29,","start":755.55,"end":756.27},{"text":"Gabriel","start":756.27,"end":756.55},{"text":"has","start":756.55,"end":756.67},{"text":"supported","start":756.67,"end":757.03},{"text":"refugees","start":757.03,"end":757.55},{"text":"and","start":757.55,"end":757.79},{"text":"UNHCR","start":757.79,"end":758.31},{"text":"since","start":758.31,"end":758.51},{"text":"2022,","start":758.51,"end":759.55},{"text":"when","start":760.03,"end":760.23},{"text":"he","start":760.23,"end":760.31},{"text":"first","start":760.31,"end":760.67},{"text":"returned","start":760.67,"end":761.23},{"text":"to","start":761.23,"end":761.31},{"text":"South","start":761.31,"end":761.51},{"text":"Sudan","start":761.51,"end":762.03},{"text":"to","start":762.19,"end":762.31},{"text":"witness","start":762.31,"end":762.67},{"text":"the","start":762.67,"end":762.75},{"text":"humanitarian","start":762.75,"end":763.31},{"text":"situation","start":763.31,"end":763.79},{"text":"firsthand.","start":763.79,"end":764.51}]},{"text":"The appointment comes as UNHCR marks the 70th anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.","start":765.23,"end":767.52,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":765.23,"end":765.36},{"text":"appointment","start":765.36,"end":765.5},{"text":"comes","start":765.5,"end":765.63},{"text":"as","start":765.63,"end":765.77},{"text":"UNHCR","start":765.77,"end":765.91},{"text":"marks","start":765.91,"end":766.04},{"text":"the","start":766.04,"end":766.18},{"text":"70th","start":766.18,"end":766.32},{"text":"anniversary","start":766.32,"end":766.45},{"text":"of","start":766.45,"end":766.59},{"text":"the","start":766.59,"end":766.73},{"text":"1948","start":766.73,"end":766.86},{"text":"Universal","start":766.86,"end":767},{"text":"Declaration","start":767,"end":767.14},{"text":"of","start":767.14,"end":767.27},{"text":"Human","start":767.27,"end":767.41},{"text":"Rights.","start":767.41,"end":767.52}]},{"text":"75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention tomorrow.","start":767.61,"end":771.37,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"75th","start":767.61,"end":768.09},{"text":"anniversary","start":768.17,"end":768.97},{"text":"of","start":769.05,"end":769.13},{"text":"the","start":769.13,"end":769.29},{"text":"Refugee","start":769.29,"end":769.69},{"text":"Convention","start":769.69,"end":770.41},{"text":"tomorrow.","start":770.81,"end":771.37}]},{"text":"That's it for me.","start":772.61,"end":773.29,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"That's","start":772.61,"end":772.89},{"text":"it","start":772.89,"end":772.97},{"text":"for","start":772.97,"end":773.09},{"text":"me.","start":773.09,"end":773.29}]},{"text":"Are there any questions?","start":773.29,"end":774.25,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Are","start":773.29,"end":773.37},{"text":"there","start":773.37,"end":773.49},{"text":"any","start":773.49,"end":773.65},{"text":"questions?","start":773.65,"end":774.25}]},{"text":"Yes, Syed.","start":775.21,"end":776.01,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Yes,","start":775.21,"end":775.61},{"text":"Syed.","start":775.69,"end":776.01}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":2,"start":776.01,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=777","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you, Farhan.","start":776.01,"end":777.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":776.01,"end":776.17},{"text":"you,","start":776.85,"end":776.93},{"text":"Farhan.","start":777.33,"end":777.57}]}]},{"sentences":[{"text":"Good to see you.","start":777.57,"end":778.21,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Good","start":777.57,"end":777.69},{"text":"to","start":777.77,"end":777.85},{"text":"see","start":777.97,"end":778.05},{"text":"you.","start":778.13,"end":778.21}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Syed","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":3,"start":778.49,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=779","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Nice to see you.","start":778.49,"end":779.01,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Nice","start":778.49,"end":778.77},{"text":"to","start":778.77,"end":778.85},{"text":"see","start":778.85,"end":778.93},{"text":"you.","start":778.93,"end":779.01}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":4,"start":785.81,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=786","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Good to see you again.","start":785.81,"end":786.53,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Good","start":785.81,"end":785.97},{"text":"to","start":785.97,"end":786.05},{"text":"see","start":786.05,"end":786.25},{"text":"you","start":786.25,"end":786.33},{"text":"again.","start":786.33,"end":786.53}]},{"text":"You mentioned about the West Bank, the occupied West Bank, and settler violence and so on.","start":787.73,"end":793.85,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"You","start":787.73,"end":787.89},{"text":"mentioned","start":787.89,"end":788.45},{"text":"about","start":789.61,"end":789.85},{"text":"the","start":789.85,"end":790.01},{"text":"West","start":790.29,"end":790.49},{"text":"Bank,","start":790.49,"end":790.89},{"text":"the","start":791.33,"end":791.45},{"text":"occupied","start":791.45,"end":791.81},{"text":"West","start":791.81,"end":792.01},{"text":"Bank,","start":792.09,"end":792.33},{"text":"and","start":792.65,"end":792.77},{"text":"settler","start":792.77,"end":793.09},{"text":"violence","start":793.09,"end":793.53},{"text":"and","start":793.53,"end":793.65},{"text":"so","start":793.65,"end":793.73},{"text":"on.","start":793.73,"end":793.85}]},{"text":"I wanted to ask you a quick question, yes or no, whatever.","start":793.85,"end":796.21,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I","start":793.85,"end":793.89},{"text":"wanted","start":794.09,"end":794.33},{"text":"to","start":794.33,"end":794.41},{"text":"ask","start":794.41,"end":794.53},{"text":"you","start":794.53,"end":794.65},{"text":"a","start":794.65,"end":794.69},{"text":"quick","start":794.69,"end":794.93},{"text":"question,","start":794.93,"end":795.37},{"text":"yes","start":795.37,"end":795.57},{"text":"or","start":795.57,"end":795.65},{"text":"no,","start":795.65,"end":795.89},{"text":"whatever.","start":795.89,"end":796.21}]},{"text":"Do you have, does the UN have the capacity or the power to designate a certain group as a terrorist group?","start":797.57,"end":803.77,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Do","start":797.57,"end":797.69},{"text":"you","start":797.69,"end":797.77},{"text":"have,","start":797.77,"end":798.05},{"text":"does","start":798.21,"end":798.45},{"text":"the","start":798.45,"end":798.53},{"text":"UN","start":798.53,"end":798.85},{"text":"have","start":798.85,"end":799.13},{"text":"the","start":799.13,"end":799.21},{"text":"capacity","start":799.73,"end":800.29},{"text":"or","start":800.29,"end":800.37},{"text":"the","start":800.37,"end":800.53},{"text":"power","start":800.53,"end":800.85},{"text":"to","start":800.93,"end":801.13},{"text":"designate","start":801.13,"end":801.73},{"text":"a","start":802.37,"end":802.41},{"text":"certain","start":802.41,"end":802.69},{"text":"group","start":802.69,"end":802.93},{"text":"as","start":802.97,"end":803.05},{"text":"a","start":803.17,"end":803.21},{"text":"terrorist","start":803.21,"end":803.57},{"text":"group?","start":803.57,"end":803.77}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Syed","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":5,"start":805.25,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=806","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"The United Nations Secretariat does not make designations of terrorism.","start":805.25,"end":810.21,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":805.25,"end":805.33},{"text":"United","start":805.41,"end":805.81},{"text":"Nations","start":805.81,"end":806.61},{"text":"Secretariat","start":807.09,"end":808.13},{"text":"does","start":808.13,"end":808.29},{"text":"not","start":808.29,"end":808.53},{"text":"make","start":808.53,"end":808.77},{"text":"designations","start":808.77,"end":809.49},{"text":"of","start":809.49,"end":809.57},{"text":"terrorism.","start":809.57,"end":810.21}]},{"text":"Those designations have been made in different lists by the Security Council.","start":810.77,"end":815.09,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Those","start":810.77,"end":811.25},{"text":"designations","start":811.25,"end":811.81},{"text":"have","start":811.81,"end":812.09},{"text":"been","start":812.09,"end":812.29},{"text":"made","start":812.29,"end":812.69},{"text":"in","start":812.69,"end":812.85},{"text":"different","start":812.85,"end":813.17},{"text":"lists","start":813.17,"end":813.49},{"text":"by","start":813.49,"end":813.97},{"text":"the","start":814.05,"end":814.29},{"text":"Security","start":814.29,"end":814.69},{"text":"Council.","start":814.69,"end":815.09}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":6,"start":815.57,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=816","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Okay, so would there be, let's say, should we expect in the near future that the so-called settler violence or the settlers, they're really a government-supported militia, designate them as terrorists?","start":815.57,"end":828.93,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"Okay,","start":815.57,"end":815.69},{"text":"so","start":816.13,"end":816.37},{"text":"would","start":817.01,"end":817.33},{"text":"there","start":817.33,"end":817.53},{"text":"be,","start":817.53,"end":817.73},{"text":"let's","start":817.73,"end":818.01},{"text":"say,","start":818.01,"end":818.45},{"text":"should","start":818.77,"end":818.93},{"text":"we","start":818.93,"end":819.05},{"text":"expect","start":819.05,"end":819.69},{"text":"in","start":820.01,"end":820.09},{"text":"the","start":820.13,"end":820.25},{"text":"near","start":820.25,"end":820.53},{"text":"future","start":820.53,"end":821.09},{"text":"that","start":821.49,"end":821.81},{"text":"the","start":822.21,"end":822.33},{"text":"so-called","start":822.37,"end":822.81},{"text":"settler","start":822.81,"end":823.21},{"text":"violence","start":823.21,"end":823.61},{"text":"or","start":823.61,"end":823.73},{"text":"the","start":823.73,"end":823.85},{"text":"settlers,","start":823.85,"end":824.37},{"text":"they're","start":824.53,"end":824.77},{"text":"really","start":824.77,"end":825.17},{"text":"a","start":825.73,"end":825.77},{"text":"government-supported","start":825.77,"end":826.61},{"text":"militia,","start":826.61,"end":827.17},{"text":"designate","start":827.73,"end":828.13},{"text":"them","start":828.13,"end":828.29},{"text":"as","start":828.33,"end":828.45},{"text":"terrorists?","start":828.45,"end":828.93}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Syed","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":7,"start":830.37,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=831","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"That would really be up to the members of the Security Council to determine.","start":830.37,"end":833.73,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"That","start":830.37,"end":830.69},{"text":"would","start":830.69,"end":830.85},{"text":"really","start":830.85,"end":831.13},{"text":"be","start":831.13,"end":831.25},{"text":"up","start":831.25,"end":831.41},{"text":"to","start":831.41,"end":831.49},{"text":"the","start":831.49,"end":831.57},{"text":"members","start":831.57,"end":831.93},{"text":"of","start":831.93,"end":832.01},{"text":"the","start":832.01,"end":832.13},{"text":"Security","start":832.13,"end":832.53},{"text":"Council","start":832.53,"end":832.93},{"text":"to","start":832.93,"end":833.01},{"text":"determine.","start":833.01,"end":833.73}]},{"text":"I don't, frankly, know.","start":833.81,"end":835.41,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I","start":833.81,"end":834.21},{"text":"don't,","start":834.21,"end":834.61},{"text":"frankly,","start":834.61,"end":835.05},{"text":"know.","start":835.05,"end":835.41}]},{"text":"whether they would do that.","start":835.81,"end":837.49,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"whether","start":835.81,"end":836.21},{"text":"they","start":836.21,"end":836.37},{"text":"would","start":836.37,"end":836.77},{"text":"do","start":836.93,"end":837.33},{"text":"that.","start":837.33,"end":837.49}]},{"text":"They don't have an overall list of terrorist groups.","start":837.49,"end":839.81,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"They","start":837.49,"end":837.65},{"text":"don't","start":837.65,"end":837.97},{"text":"have","start":837.97,"end":838.13},{"text":"an","start":838.13,"end":838.21},{"text":"overall","start":838.21,"end":838.89},{"text":"list","start":838.89,"end":839.09},{"text":"of","start":839.09,"end":839.17},{"text":"terrorist","start":839.17,"end":839.53},{"text":"groups.","start":839.53,"end":839.81}]},{"text":"They have, as you know, the list of entities affiliated with Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other sorts of groups.","start":840.13,"end":847.61,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"They","start":840.13,"end":840.29},{"text":"have,","start":840.29,"end":840.61},{"text":"as","start":840.61,"end":840.77},{"text":"you","start":840.77,"end":840.89},{"text":"know,","start":840.89,"end":841.09},{"text":"the","start":841.09,"end":841.17},{"text":"list","start":841.17,"end":841.57},{"text":"of","start":841.85,"end":842.05},{"text":"entities","start":842.77,"end":843.33},{"text":"affiliated","start":843.33,"end":843.97},{"text":"with","start":844.29,"end":844.53},{"text":"Al","start":844.73,"end":844.93},{"text":"Qaeda,","start":844.93,"end":845.33},{"text":"the","start":845.57,"end":845.77},{"text":"Taliban,","start":845.77,"end":846.21},{"text":"and","start":846.21,"end":846.33},{"text":"other","start":846.33,"end":846.53},{"text":"sorts","start":846.53,"end":847.05},{"text":"of","start":847.05,"end":847.13},{"text":"groups.","start":847.41,"end":847.61}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":8,"start":847.61,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=848","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Would there be such an effort or is there a mechanism where the secretaries can actually make a recommendation?","start":847.61,"end":852.41,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Would","start":847.61,"end":847.81},{"text":"there","start":847.81,"end":847.97},{"text":"be","start":847.97,"end":848.21},{"text":"such","start":848.21,"end":848.53},{"text":"an","start":848.53,"end":848.61},{"text":"effort","start":848.65,"end":848.93},{"text":"or","start":848.93,"end":849.01},{"text":"is","start":849.01,"end":849.09},{"text":"there","start":849.09,"end":849.29},{"text":"a","start":849.29,"end":849.33},{"text":"mechanism","start":849.33,"end":849.93},{"text":"where","start":850.05,"end":850.29},{"text":"the","start":850.29,"end":850.37},{"text":"secretaries","start":850.37,"end":850.93},{"text":"can","start":850.93,"end":851.17},{"text":"actually","start":851.17,"end":851.45},{"text":"make","start":851.45,"end":851.69},{"text":"a","start":851.69,"end":851.73},{"text":"recommendation?","start":851.73,"end":852.41}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Syed","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":9,"start":854.53,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=855","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"We can't make a designation of terrorist entities on our own.","start":854.53,"end":859.77,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"We","start":854.53,"end":854.77},{"text":"can't","start":854.77,"end":855.37},{"text":"make","start":855.37,"end":855.73},{"text":"a","start":855.97,"end":856.05},{"text":"designation","start":856.05,"end":856.93},{"text":"of","start":857.85,"end":858.25},{"text":"terrorist","start":858.25,"end":858.65},{"text":"entities","start":858.65,"end":859.21},{"text":"on","start":859.21,"end":859.37},{"text":"our","start":859.37,"end":859.45},{"text":"own.","start":859.45,"end":859.77}]},{"text":"Different member states do that.","start":860.09,"end":861.61,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Different","start":860.09,"end":860.49},{"text":"member","start":860.49,"end":860.73},{"text":"states","start":860.73,"end":861.09},{"text":"do","start":861.09,"end":861.21},{"text":"that.","start":861.21,"end":861.61}]},{"text":"And like I said, the Security Council does that.","start":861.69,"end":863.69,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":861.69,"end":861.97},{"text":"like","start":861.97,"end":862.21},{"text":"I","start":862.21,"end":862.25},{"text":"said,","start":862.25,"end":862.49},{"text":"the","start":862.49,"end":862.57},{"text":"Security","start":862.57,"end":862.97},{"text":"Council","start":862.97,"end":863.29},{"text":"does","start":863.29,"end":863.49},{"text":"that.","start":863.49,"end":863.69}]},{"text":"But we don't have the capacity to make those determinations as the Secretariat.","start":864.25,"end":870.81,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"But","start":864.25,"end":864.73},{"text":"we","start":864.81,"end":865.37},{"text":"don't","start":865.37,"end":865.73},{"text":"have","start":865.73,"end":866.09},{"text":"the","start":866.57,"end":866.81},{"text":"capacity","start":866.81,"end":867.61},{"text":"to","start":868.33,"end":868.53},{"text":"make","start":868.53,"end":868.81},{"text":"those","start":868.81,"end":869.05},{"text":"determinations","start":869.05,"end":869.85},{"text":"as","start":869.85,"end":870.09},{"text":"the","start":870.09,"end":870.17},{"text":"Secretariat.","start":870.17,"end":870.81}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":10,"start":871.09,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=872","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Okay, one quick question on the border peace.","start":871.09,"end":874.25,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Okay,","start":871.09,"end":871.25},{"text":"one","start":871.45,"end":871.73},{"text":"quick","start":871.93,"end":872.33},{"text":"question","start":872.57,"end":873.13},{"text":"on","start":873.17,"end":873.37},{"text":"the","start":873.37,"end":873.45},{"text":"border","start":873.45,"end":873.77},{"text":"peace.","start":873.77,"end":874.25}]},{"text":"Yesterday, the Israeli government said they will allow the international force to go into Gaza.","start":874.85,"end":880.65,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Yesterday,","start":874.85,"end":875.37},{"text":"the","start":875.37,"end":875.49},{"text":"Israeli","start":875.49,"end":875.93},{"text":"government","start":875.93,"end":876.37},{"text":"said","start":876.97,"end":877.21},{"text":"they","start":877.21,"end":877.37},{"text":"will","start":877.37,"end":877.69},{"text":"allow","start":877.89,"end":878.01},{"text":"the","start":878.09,"end":878.17},{"text":"international","start":878.21,"end":878.97},{"text":"force","start":879.29,"end":879.65},{"text":"to","start":879.65,"end":879.77},{"text":"go","start":879.77,"end":879.93},{"text":"into","start":879.93,"end":880.17},{"text":"Gaza.","start":880.17,"end":880.65}]},{"text":"Are you involved with that in any way, shape or form?","start":880.85,"end":883.29,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Are","start":880.85,"end":880.97},{"text":"you","start":880.97,"end":881.09},{"text":"involved","start":881.09,"end":881.61},{"text":"with","start":881.61,"end":881.81},{"text":"that","start":881.81,"end":882.05},{"text":"in","start":882.05,"end":882.17},{"text":"any","start":882.21,"end":882.33},{"text":"way,","start":882.33,"end":882.49},{"text":"shape","start":882.49,"end":882.81},{"text":"or","start":882.81,"end":882.89},{"text":"form?","start":882.89,"end":883.29}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Syed","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":11,"start":883.89,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=884","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"No, the UN's responsibilities under the Board of Peace have been primarily humanitarian, and we're carrying that out.","start":883.89,"end":893.17,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"No,","start":883.89,"end":884.29},{"text":"the","start":884.45,"end":884.73},{"text":"UN's","start":884.77,"end":885.41},{"text":"responsibilities","start":885.41,"end":886.53},{"text":"under","start":886.93,"end":887.17},{"text":"the","start":887.17,"end":887.25},{"text":"Board","start":887.25,"end":887.49},{"text":"of","start":887.49,"end":887.57},{"text":"Peace","start":887.57,"end":888.05},{"text":"have","start":889.09,"end":889.65},{"text":"been","start":889.65,"end":890.05},{"text":"primarily","start":890.37,"end":891.01},{"text":"humanitarian,","start":891.01,"end":891.97},{"text":"and","start":891.97,"end":892.13},{"text":"we're","start":892.13,"end":892.37},{"text":"carrying","start":892.37,"end":892.73},{"text":"that","start":892.73,"end":892.93},{"text":"out.","start":892.93,"end":893.17}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":12,"start":893.53,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=894","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Okay, so government that want to send in forces like Morocco or other places, they don't need to coordinate with the United Nations.","start":893.53,"end":900.69,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Okay,","start":893.53,"end":893.81},{"text":"so","start":893.81,"end":893.97},{"text":"government","start":893.97,"end":894.49},{"text":"that","start":894.49,"end":894.69},{"text":"want","start":894.69,"end":894.89},{"text":"to","start":894.89,"end":894.97},{"text":"send","start":894.97,"end":895.25},{"text":"in","start":895.25,"end":895.41},{"text":"forces","start":895.41,"end":895.81},{"text":"like","start":895.81,"end":896.05},{"text":"Morocco","start":896.09,"end":896.49},{"text":"or","start":896.85,"end":896.97},{"text":"other","start":896.97,"end":897.17},{"text":"places,","start":897.17,"end":897.49},{"text":"they","start":897.49,"end":897.65},{"text":"don't","start":897.65,"end":898.05},{"text":"need","start":898.05,"end":898.17},{"text":"to","start":898.17,"end":898.25},{"text":"coordinate","start":898.25,"end":898.77},{"text":"with","start":899.33,"end":899.57},{"text":"the","start":900.05,"end":900.17},{"text":"United","start":900.17,"end":900.45},{"text":"Nations.","start":900.45,"end":900.69}]},{"text":"Who do they coordinate with?","start":900.69,"end":902.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Who","start":900.69,"end":900.85},{"text":"do","start":900.85,"end":900.93},{"text":"they","start":900.93,"end":901.17},{"text":"coordinate","start":901.17,"end":901.65},{"text":"with?","start":902.37,"end":902.57}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Syed","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":13,"start":902.57,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=903","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"They coordinate with the guarantors of the Board of Peace.","start":902.57,"end":906.05,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"They","start":902.57,"end":902.69},{"text":"coordinate","start":902.69,"end":903.17},{"text":"with","start":903.17,"end":903.29},{"text":"the","start":903.29,"end":903.41},{"text":"guarantors","start":903.41,"end":904.21},{"text":"of","start":904.81,"end":905.09},{"text":"the","start":905.09,"end":905.25},{"text":"Board","start":905.25,"end":905.49},{"text":"of","start":905.49,"end":905.57},{"text":"Peace.","start":905.57,"end":906.05}]},{"text":"That includes their own, of course.","start":906.05,"end":908.29,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"That","start":906.05,"end":906.41},{"text":"includes","start":906.41,"end":906.77},{"text":"their","start":906.77,"end":907.49},{"text":"own,","start":907.49,"end":907.77},{"text":"of","start":907.77,"end":907.89},{"text":"course.","start":907.89,"end":908.29}]},{"text":"officials, including Nikolai Mladenov, but it also includes the US government and others who have been supporting the creation of the Board of Peace.","start":908.89,"end":916.49,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"officials,","start":908.89,"end":909.69},{"text":"including","start":910.09,"end":910.57},{"text":"Nikolai","start":910.57,"end":910.89},{"text":"Mladenov,","start":910.89,"end":911.61},{"text":"but","start":911.85,"end":912.01},{"text":"it","start":912.01,"end":912.09},{"text":"also","start":912.09,"end":912.33},{"text":"includes","start":912.33,"end":912.89},{"text":"the","start":912.89,"end":913.09},{"text":"US","start":913.09,"end":913.29},{"text":"government","start":913.29,"end":913.65},{"text":"and","start":913.65,"end":913.81},{"text":"others","start":913.81,"end":914.13},{"text":"who","start":914.13,"end":914.21},{"text":"have","start":914.21,"end":914.33},{"text":"been","start":914.33,"end":914.57},{"text":"supporting","start":914.57,"end":915.05},{"text":"the","start":915.05,"end":915.29},{"text":"creation","start":915.29,"end":915.77},{"text":"of","start":915.77,"end":915.85},{"text":"the","start":915.85,"end":915.93},{"text":"Board","start":915.93,"end":916.13},{"text":"of","start":916.13,"end":916.21},{"text":"Peace.","start":916.21,"end":916.49}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":14,"start":916.81,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=917","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you.","start":916.81,"end":917.17,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":916.81,"end":917.05},{"text":"you.","start":917.05,"end":917.17}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Syed","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":15,"start":918.89,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=919","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Yes, Gabriel.","start":918.89,"end":919.53,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Yes,","start":918.89,"end":919.13},{"text":"Gabriel.","start":919.13,"end":919.53}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":16,"start":920.97,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=921","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you, Farhan.","start":920.97,"end":921.85,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":920.97,"end":921.13},{"text":"you,","start":921.13,"end":921.25},{"text":"Farhan.","start":921.25,"end":921.85}]},{"text":"As you know, on Friday afternoon, the General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor to approve the reappointment of Volker Turk as the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights.","start":922.49,"end":935.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"As","start":922.49,"end":922.65},{"text":"you","start":922.65,"end":922.81},{"text":"know,","start":922.81,"end":923.13},{"text":"on","start":923.13,"end":923.29},{"text":"Friday","start":923.29,"end":923.69},{"text":"afternoon,","start":923.69,"end":924.41},{"text":"the","start":924.41,"end":924.53},{"text":"General","start":924.57,"end":925.05},{"text":"Assembly","start":925.05,"end":925.61},{"text":"overwhelmingly","start":925.61,"end":926.73},{"text":"voted","start":927.13,"end":927.61},{"text":"in","start":927.85,"end":928.09},{"text":"favor","start":928.09,"end":928.65},{"text":"to","start":928.65,"end":928.81},{"text":"approve","start":928.81,"end":929.53},{"text":"the","start":929.97,"end":930.17},{"text":"reappointment","start":931.33,"end":932.29},{"text":"of","start":932.29,"end":932.45},{"text":"Volker","start":932.45,"end":932.85},{"text":"Turk","start":932.85,"end":933.25},{"text":"as","start":933.25,"end":933.45},{"text":"the","start":933.45,"end":933.53},{"text":"UN's","start":933.53,"end":933.93},{"text":"High","start":933.93,"end":934.05},{"text":"Commissioner","start":934.05,"end":934.69},{"text":"for","start":934.69,"end":934.85},{"text":"Human","start":934.85,"end":935.25},{"text":"Rights.","start":935.25,"end":935.57}]},{"text":"The vote was 144 to 10 with 13 abstentions.","start":935.57,"end":939.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":935.57,"end":935.73},{"text":"vote","start":935.73,"end":935.93},{"text":"was","start":935.93,"end":936.13},{"text":"144","start":936.13,"end":937.01},{"text":"to","start":937.01,"end":937.09},{"text":"10","start":937.09,"end":937.57},{"text":"with","start":937.89,"end":938.17},{"text":"13","start":938.17,"end":938.69},{"text":"abstentions.","start":938.69,"end":939.57}]},{"text":"Does the Secretary General have any comment about Volker Turk's overwhelming reappointment?","start":939.97,"end":945.33,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Does","start":939.97,"end":940.09},{"text":"the","start":940.09,"end":940.17},{"text":"Secretary","start":940.17,"end":940.77},{"text":"General","start":940.77,"end":941.09},{"text":"have","start":941.09,"end":941.29},{"text":"any","start":941.29,"end":941.41},{"text":"comment","start":941.41,"end":941.97},{"text":"about","start":941.97,"end":942.45},{"text":"Volker","start":942.53,"end":943.09},{"text":"Turk's","start":943.09,"end":943.57},{"text":"overwhelming","start":944.21,"end":944.77},{"text":"reappointment?","start":944.77,"end":945.33}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Gabriel","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":17,"start":946.29,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=947","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Well, we certainly welcome the decision taken by member states.","start":946.29,"end":951.93,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Well,","start":946.29,"end":946.85},{"text":"we","start":947.01,"end":947.33},{"text":"certainly","start":947.81,"end":948.61},{"text":"welcome","start":949.53,"end":949.93},{"text":"the","start":949.93,"end":950.05},{"text":"decision","start":950.05,"end":950.49},{"text":"taken","start":950.49,"end":950.89},{"text":"by","start":950.89,"end":951.13},{"text":"member","start":951.13,"end":951.45},{"text":"states.","start":951.45,"end":951.93}]},{"text":"That, of course, was in their purview.","start":952.01,"end":953.77,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"That,","start":952.01,"end":952.37},{"text":"of","start":952.37,"end":952.49},{"text":"course,","start":952.49,"end":952.73},{"text":"was","start":952.73,"end":952.97},{"text":"in","start":952.97,"end":953.09},{"text":"their","start":953.09,"end":953.29},{"text":"purview.","start":953.29,"end":953.77}]},{"text":"The Secretary General, as you know, had communicated the possibility of this extension to the regional groups of member states in a transparent process, and they have now responded.","start":954.09,"end":963.53,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"The","start":954.09,"end":954.21},{"text":"Secretary","start":954.21,"end":954.65},{"text":"General,","start":954.65,"end":954.97},{"text":"as","start":954.97,"end":955.05},{"text":"you","start":955.05,"end":955.13},{"text":"know,","start":955.13,"end":955.29},{"text":"had","start":955.29,"end":955.45},{"text":"communicated","start":955.45,"end":956.33},{"text":"the","start":956.49,"end":956.65},{"text":"possibility","start":956.65,"end":957.33},{"text":"of","start":957.33,"end":957.45},{"text":"this","start":957.45,"end":957.61},{"text":"extension","start":957.61,"end":958.25},{"text":"to","start":958.57,"end":958.73},{"text":"the","start":958.73,"end":958.89},{"text":"regional","start":958.89,"end":959.25},{"text":"groups","start":959.25,"end":959.53},{"text":"of","start":959.53,"end":959.61},{"text":"member","start":959.61,"end":959.85},{"text":"states","start":959.85,"end":960.25},{"text":"in","start":960.25,"end":960.33},{"text":"a","start":960.33,"end":960.37},{"text":"transparent","start":960.37,"end":960.97},{"text":"process,","start":960.97,"end":961.61},{"text":"and","start":961.61,"end":962.49},{"text":"they","start":962.49,"end":962.65},{"text":"have","start":962.65,"end":962.81},{"text":"now","start":962.81,"end":962.97},{"text":"responded.","start":962.97,"end":963.53}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":18,"start":964.09,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=965","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Since over the past 48 hours, since that transpired on Friday, there's been some controversy.","start":964.09,"end":971.05,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Since","start":964.09,"end":964.57},{"text":"over","start":965.45,"end":965.69},{"text":"the","start":965.69,"end":965.77},{"text":"past","start":965.77,"end":966.25},{"text":"48","start":966.25,"end":966.73},{"text":"hours,","start":966.73,"end":967.17},{"text":"since","start":967.17,"end":967.45},{"text":"that","start":967.45,"end":967.77},{"text":"transpired","start":967.93,"end":968.61},{"text":"on","start":968.61,"end":968.73},{"text":"Friday,","start":968.73,"end":969.21},{"text":"there's","start":969.53,"end":969.81},{"text":"been","start":969.81,"end":970.01},{"text":"some","start":970.01,"end":970.25},{"text":"controversy.","start":970.25,"end":971.05}]},{"text":"And since he's a UN official, I thought I'd give you a chance to respond if you so desire.","start":971.05,"end":977.29,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":971.05,"end":971.21},{"text":"since","start":971.21,"end":971.69},{"text":"he's","start":972.45,"end":972.69},{"text":"a","start":972.69,"end":972.73},{"text":"UN","start":972.73,"end":973.01},{"text":"official,","start":973.01,"end":973.45},{"text":"I","start":973.45,"end":973.53},{"text":"thought","start":973.53,"end":973.69},{"text":"I'd","start":973.69,"end":973.89},{"text":"give","start":973.89,"end":974.01},{"text":"you","start":974.01,"end":974.13},{"text":"a","start":974.13,"end":974.17},{"text":"chance","start":974.17,"end":974.49},{"text":"to","start":974.49,"end":974.69},{"text":"respond","start":975.37,"end":975.97},{"text":"if","start":975.97,"end":976.17},{"text":"you","start":976.17,"end":976.33},{"text":"so","start":976.33,"end":976.65},{"text":"desire.","start":976.65,"end":977.29}]},{"text":"During that General Assembly vote, the US representative said that the UN human rights system has been losing credibility for decades.","start":978.01,"end":989.97,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"During","start":978.01,"end":978.57},{"text":"that","start":978.57,"end":979.05},{"text":"General","start":980.65,"end":981.05},{"text":"Assembly","start":981.05,"end":981.77},{"text":"vote,","start":982.89,"end":983.37},{"text":"the","start":983.69,"end":983.89},{"text":"US","start":984.09,"end":984.41},{"text":"representative","start":984.41,"end":985.21},{"text":"said","start":985.21,"end":985.61},{"text":"that","start":985.61,"end":985.77},{"text":"the","start":985.77,"end":985.85},{"text":"UN","start":985.85,"end":986.25},{"text":"human","start":986.25,"end":986.57},{"text":"rights","start":986.57,"end":986.85},{"text":"system","start":986.85,"end":987.29},{"text":"has","start":987.29,"end":987.53},{"text":"been","start":987.53,"end":988.01},{"text":"losing","start":988.01,"end":988.49},{"text":"credibility","start":988.49,"end":989.21},{"text":"for","start":989.21,"end":989.37},{"text":"decades.","start":989.37,"end":989.97}]},{"text":"Those were his words.","start":989.97,"end":990.89,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Those","start":989.97,"end":990.17},{"text":"were","start":990.17,"end":990.29},{"text":"his","start":990.29,"end":990.49},{"text":"words.","start":990.49,"end":990.89}]},{"text":"And then on Saturday, the French mission to the UN in Geneva posted a comment on social media that caused more, for lack of a better word, controversy.","start":991.37,"end":1003.93,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":991.37,"end":991.49},{"text":"then","start":991.49,"end":991.61},{"text":"on","start":991.61,"end":991.77},{"text":"Saturday,","start":991.77,"end":992.41},{"text":"the","start":992.41,"end":992.49},{"text":"French","start":992.49,"end":993.13},{"text":"mission","start":993.53,"end":993.93},{"text":"to","start":993.93,"end":994.01},{"text":"the","start":994.01,"end":994.13},{"text":"UN","start":994.17,"end":994.49},{"text":"in","start":994.49,"end":994.65},{"text":"Geneva","start":994.65,"end":995.13},{"text":"posted","start":995.13,"end":995.77},{"text":"a","start":996.25,"end":996.33},{"text":"comment","start":996.33,"end":997.05},{"text":"on","start":997.13,"end":997.29},{"text":"social","start":997.29,"end":997.73},{"text":"media","start":997.73,"end":998.17},{"text":"that","start":999.77,"end":999.93},{"text":"caused","start":999.93,"end":1000.41},{"text":"more,","start":1000.41,"end":1000.89},{"text":"for","start":1002.41,"end":1002.57},{"text":"lack","start":1002.57,"end":1002.69},{"text":"of","start":1002.69,"end":1002.77},{"text":"a","start":1002.77,"end":1002.81},{"text":"better","start":1002.81,"end":1003.01},{"text":"word,","start":1003.01,"end":1003.17},{"text":"controversy.","start":1003.17,"end":1003.93}]},{"text":"And then this morning, the US representative in the meeting on Ukraine walked out of the meeting when the French spoke.","start":1004.45,"end":1012.21,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1004.45,"end":1004.61},{"text":"then","start":1004.61,"end":1004.73},{"text":"this","start":1004.73,"end":1004.93},{"text":"morning,","start":1004.93,"end":1005.49},{"text":"the","start":1005.57,"end":1005.81},{"text":"US","start":1006.29,"end":1006.53},{"text":"representative","start":1006.53,"end":1007.25},{"text":"in","start":1007.25,"end":1007.41},{"text":"the","start":1007.41,"end":1007.49},{"text":"meeting","start":1007.49,"end":1007.85},{"text":"on","start":1007.85,"end":1007.97},{"text":"Ukraine","start":1007.97,"end":1008.69},{"text":"walked","start":1009.49,"end":1010.05},{"text":"out","start":1010.05,"end":1010.17},{"text":"of","start":1010.17,"end":1010.25},{"text":"the","start":1010.25,"end":1010.37},{"text":"meeting","start":1010.37,"end":1010.85},{"text":"when","start":1010.97,"end":1011.21},{"text":"the","start":1011.21,"end":1011.29},{"text":"French","start":1011.29,"end":1011.73},{"text":"spoke.","start":1011.73,"end":1012.21}]},{"text":"I'm going back and forth here, but this is all related to Volker Turk's reappointment that has caused some controversy and some tension between two P5 members.","start":1013.01,"end":1024.13,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I'm","start":1013.01,"end":1013.21},{"text":"going","start":1013.21,"end":1013.41},{"text":"back","start":1013.41,"end":1013.61},{"text":"and","start":1013.61,"end":1013.73},{"text":"forth","start":1013.73,"end":1014.05},{"text":"here,","start":1014.05,"end":1014.29},{"text":"but","start":1014.29,"end":1014.53},{"text":"this","start":1014.53,"end":1014.77},{"text":"is","start":1014.77,"end":1014.93},{"text":"all","start":1014.93,"end":1015.17},{"text":"related","start":1015.17,"end":1015.65},{"text":"to","start":1015.65,"end":1015.81},{"text":"Volker","start":1015.81,"end":1016.21},{"text":"Turk's","start":1016.21,"end":1016.77},{"text":"reappointment","start":1017.33,"end":1018.13},{"text":"that","start":1018.53,"end":1018.65},{"text":"has","start":1018.65,"end":1018.77},{"text":"caused","start":1018.77,"end":1019.09},{"text":"some","start":1019.09,"end":1019.33},{"text":"controversy","start":1019.33,"end":1020.21},{"text":"and","start":1021.25,"end":1021.41},{"text":"some","start":1021.41,"end":1021.73},{"text":"tension","start":1021.73,"end":1022.21},{"text":"between","start":1022.21,"end":1022.61},{"text":"two","start":1022.61,"end":1023.01},{"text":"P5","start":1023.01,"end":1023.57},{"text":"members.","start":1023.57,"end":1024.13}]},{"text":"I'll leave it at that.","start":1024.53,"end":1025.37,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I'll","start":1024.53,"end":1024.73},{"text":"leave","start":1024.73,"end":1024.93},{"text":"it","start":1024.93,"end":1025.01},{"text":"at","start":1025.01,"end":1025.09},{"text":"that.","start":1025.09,"end":1025.37}]},{"text":"Does the Secretary General choose to respond or give some opinion on that?","start":1025.37,"end":1029.89,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Does","start":1025.37,"end":1025.49},{"text":"the","start":1025.49,"end":1025.57},{"text":"Secretary","start":1025.57,"end":1026.05},{"text":"General","start":1026.05,"end":1026.57},{"text":"choose","start":1026.61,"end":1027.33},{"text":"to","start":1027.33,"end":1027.41},{"text":"respond","start":1027.49,"end":1028.29},{"text":"or","start":1028.29,"end":1028.77},{"text":"give","start":1028.85,"end":1029.01},{"text":"some","start":1029.01,"end":1029.17},{"text":"opinion","start":1029.17,"end":1029.57},{"text":"on","start":1029.57,"end":1029.65},{"text":"that?","start":1029.65,"end":1029.89}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Gabriel","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":19,"start":1030.33,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1031","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I don't think we'd get involved in dealing with the different comments made by respective member states.","start":1030.33,"end":1037.77,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1030.33,"end":1030.53},{"text":"don't","start":1030.53,"end":1030.85},{"text":"think","start":1030.85,"end":1031.05},{"text":"we'd","start":1031.05,"end":1031.37},{"text":"get","start":1031.37,"end":1031.61},{"text":"involved","start":1031.61,"end":1032.41},{"text":"in","start":1032.41,"end":1033.21},{"text":"dealing","start":1033.37,"end":1034.09},{"text":"with","start":1034.09,"end":1034.33},{"text":"the","start":1034.57,"end":1034.89},{"text":"different","start":1034.89,"end":1035.53},{"text":"comments","start":1035.69,"end":1036.25},{"text":"made","start":1036.25,"end":1036.49},{"text":"by","start":1036.49,"end":1036.73},{"text":"respective","start":1036.73,"end":1037.17},{"text":"member","start":1037.17,"end":1037.45},{"text":"states.","start":1037.45,"end":1037.77}]},{"text":"Obviously, they're entitled to their opinions.","start":1037.77,"end":1039.45,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Obviously,","start":1037.77,"end":1038.21},{"text":"they're","start":1038.21,"end":1038.37},{"text":"entitled","start":1038.37,"end":1038.69},{"text":"to","start":1038.69,"end":1038.81},{"text":"their","start":1038.81,"end":1038.93},{"text":"opinions.","start":1038.93,"end":1039.45}]},{"text":"Obviously, once the member states of this organization take a decision through the General Assembly, we hope and expect that all member states will respect that decision.","start":1040.09,"end":1049.61,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Obviously,","start":1040.09,"end":1040.97},{"text":"once","start":1041.05,"end":1041.69},{"text":"the","start":1041.97,"end":1042.09},{"text":"member","start":1042.09,"end":1042.41},{"text":"states","start":1042.41,"end":1042.69},{"text":"of","start":1042.69,"end":1042.77},{"text":"this","start":1042.77,"end":1042.89},{"text":"organization","start":1042.89,"end":1043.53},{"text":"take","start":1043.53,"end":1043.85},{"text":"a","start":1043.85,"end":1043.89},{"text":"decision","start":1043.89,"end":1044.57},{"text":"through","start":1044.57,"end":1044.73},{"text":"the","start":1044.73,"end":1044.81},{"text":"General","start":1044.81,"end":1045.13},{"text":"Assembly,","start":1045.13,"end":1045.61},{"text":"we","start":1045.93,"end":1046.33},{"text":"hope","start":1046.33,"end":1046.69},{"text":"and","start":1046.69,"end":1046.81},{"text":"expect","start":1046.81,"end":1047.25},{"text":"that","start":1047.25,"end":1047.37},{"text":"all","start":1047.37,"end":1047.53},{"text":"member","start":1047.53,"end":1047.81},{"text":"states","start":1047.81,"end":1048.09},{"text":"will","start":1048.09,"end":1048.57},{"text":"respect","start":1048.57,"end":1048.97},{"text":"that","start":1048.97,"end":1049.09},{"text":"decision.","start":1049.09,"end":1049.61}]},{"text":"Abdul Hamid.","start":1050.65,"end":1051.37,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Abdul","start":1050.65,"end":1051.01},{"text":"Hamid.","start":1051.01,"end":1051.37}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":20,"start":1052.89,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1053","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you, Farhan. Does the SGC, the bigger picture of what the Israelis are doing both in Gaza and the West Bank.","start":1052.89,"end":1061.97,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":1052.89,"end":1053.13},{"text":"you,","start":1053.13,"end":1053.21},{"text":"Farhan.","start":1053.21,"end":1053.61},{"text":"Does","start":1054.93,"end":1055.13},{"text":"the","start":1055.17,"end":1055.25},{"text":"SGC,","start":1055.25,"end":1056.33},{"text":"the","start":1056.41,"end":1056.49},{"text":"bigger","start":1057.01,"end":1057.33},{"text":"picture","start":1057.33,"end":1057.89},{"text":"of","start":1057.93,"end":1058.01},{"text":"what","start":1058.01,"end":1058.21},{"text":"the","start":1058.21,"end":1058.33},{"text":"Israelis","start":1058.33,"end":1059.09},{"text":"are","start":1059.09,"end":1059.25},{"text":"doing","start":1059.25,"end":1059.73},{"text":"both","start":1059.81,"end":1060.29},{"text":"in","start":1060.45,"end":1060.77},{"text":"Gaza","start":1060.77,"end":1061.09},{"text":"and","start":1061.09,"end":1061.21},{"text":"the","start":1061.21,"end":1061.29},{"text":"West","start":1061.29,"end":1061.49},{"text":"Bank.","start":1061.49,"end":1061.97}]},{"text":"They're choking the two million Palestinian in Gaza and 30% of Gaza.","start":1062.29,"end":1067.49,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"They're","start":1062.29,"end":1062.53},{"text":"choking","start":1062.53,"end":1063.01},{"text":"the","start":1063.01,"end":1063.09},{"text":"two","start":1063.25,"end":1063.57},{"text":"million","start":1063.57,"end":1063.97},{"text":"Palestinian","start":1063.97,"end":1064.97},{"text":"in","start":1065.73,"end":1065.89},{"text":"Gaza","start":1065.89,"end":1066.33},{"text":"and","start":1066.33,"end":1066.61},{"text":"30%","start":1066.61,"end":1066.65},{"text":"of","start":1066.65,"end":1066.73},{"text":"Gaza.","start":1066.73,"end":1067.49}]},{"text":"And the settlers with the security forces are really waging almost genocidal war in the West Bank in every corner.","start":1069.17,"end":1078.17,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1069.17,"end":1069.57},{"text":"the","start":1069.57,"end":1069.69},{"text":"settlers","start":1069.69,"end":1070.37},{"text":"with","start":1070.45,"end":1070.81},{"text":"the","start":1070.81,"end":1070.89},{"text":"security","start":1070.93,"end":1071.53},{"text":"forces","start":1071.53,"end":1072.05},{"text":"are","start":1072.05,"end":1072.37},{"text":"really","start":1072.69,"end":1073.09},{"text":"waging","start":1073.09,"end":1073.89},{"text":"almost","start":1073.97,"end":1074.53},{"text":"genocidal","start":1075.25,"end":1076.13},{"text":"war","start":1076.13,"end":1076.37},{"text":"in","start":1076.37,"end":1076.53},{"text":"the","start":1076.53,"end":1076.65},{"text":"West","start":1076.65,"end":1076.89},{"text":"Bank","start":1076.89,"end":1077.13},{"text":"in","start":1077.25,"end":1077.49},{"text":"every","start":1077.49,"end":1077.81},{"text":"corner.","start":1077.81,"end":1078.17}]},{"text":"It's not only an attack by a group of settlers.","start":1078.29,"end":1081.25,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"It's","start":1078.29,"end":1078.53},{"text":"not","start":1078.53,"end":1078.69},{"text":"only","start":1078.69,"end":1078.93},{"text":"an","start":1078.93,"end":1079.09},{"text":"attack","start":1079.09,"end":1079.49},{"text":"by","start":1079.49,"end":1079.73},{"text":"a","start":1079.81,"end":1079.89},{"text":"group","start":1080.13,"end":1080.53},{"text":"of","start":1080.57,"end":1080.69},{"text":"settlers.","start":1080.69,"end":1081.25}]},{"text":"to this on this village or that, but it's mostly comprehensive attack together with they're doing in Jerusalem.","start":1081.69,"end":1088.09,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"to","start":1081.69,"end":1081.77},{"text":"this","start":1081.77,"end":1082.01},{"text":"on","start":1082.33,"end":1082.49},{"text":"this","start":1082.49,"end":1082.73},{"text":"village","start":1082.73,"end":1083.01},{"text":"or","start":1083.01,"end":1083.21},{"text":"that,","start":1083.21,"end":1083.45},{"text":"but","start":1083.45,"end":1083.61},{"text":"it's","start":1083.61,"end":1083.85},{"text":"mostly","start":1084.09,"end":1084.65},{"text":"comprehensive","start":1084.89,"end":1085.61},{"text":"attack","start":1085.65,"end":1085.89},{"text":"together","start":1086.33,"end":1086.81},{"text":"with","start":1086.81,"end":1087.01},{"text":"they're","start":1087.01,"end":1087.17},{"text":"doing","start":1087.17,"end":1087.45},{"text":"in","start":1087.45,"end":1087.61},{"text":"Jerusalem.","start":1087.61,"end":1088.09}]},{"text":"Does he see that these are coordinated efforts to end the so-called two state solution?","start":1088.09,"end":1095.37,"topics":[{"key":"two-state-solution","label":"The Two-State Solution","description":"The discussion repeatedly returned to the concern that settlement expansion, violence, and broader Israeli measures are undermining the viability of the two-state solution. The UN framed this diplomatic objective as essential to achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace."}],"words":[{"text":"Does","start":1088.09,"end":1088.73},{"text":"he","start":1088.73,"end":1088.89},{"text":"see","start":1088.89,"end":1089.21},{"text":"that","start":1089.21,"end":1089.53},{"text":"these","start":1090.09,"end":1090.41},{"text":"are","start":1090.41,"end":1090.65},{"text":"coordinated","start":1090.65,"end":1091.77},{"text":"efforts","start":1091.77,"end":1092.25},{"text":"to","start":1092.25,"end":1092.49},{"text":"end","start":1092.49,"end":1093.13},{"text":"the","start":1093.37,"end":1093.53},{"text":"so-called","start":1093.53,"end":1094.21},{"text":"two","start":1094.41,"end":1094.57},{"text":"state","start":1094.57,"end":1094.81},{"text":"solution?","start":1094.81,"end":1095.37}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Abdul Hamid","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":21,"start":1095.93,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1096","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Well, as I said earlier, one of the points that the secretary general wants to make clear is that all settlements, including outposts, have no legal validity and they constitute a flagrant violation of international law.","start":1095.93,"end":1107.49,"topics":[{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"Well,","start":1095.93,"end":1096.17},{"text":"as","start":1096.17,"end":1096.33},{"text":"I","start":1096.33,"end":1096.37},{"text":"said","start":1096.37,"end":1096.65},{"text":"earlier,","start":1096.65,"end":1097.21},{"text":"one","start":1098.09,"end":1098.33},{"text":"of","start":1098.33,"end":1098.41},{"text":"the","start":1098.41,"end":1098.53},{"text":"points","start":1098.53,"end":1098.73},{"text":"that","start":1098.73,"end":1098.85},{"text":"the","start":1098.85,"end":1098.93},{"text":"secretary","start":1098.93,"end":1099.29},{"text":"general","start":1099.29,"end":1099.57},{"text":"wants","start":1099.57,"end":1099.77},{"text":"to","start":1099.77,"end":1099.85},{"text":"make","start":1099.85,"end":1099.97},{"text":"clear","start":1099.97,"end":1100.25},{"text":"is","start":1100.25,"end":1100.33},{"text":"that","start":1100.33,"end":1100.49},{"text":"all","start":1100.49,"end":1100.81},{"text":"settlements,","start":1100.81,"end":1101.37},{"text":"including","start":1101.45,"end":1101.93},{"text":"outposts,","start":1101.93,"end":1102.49},{"text":"have","start":1102.81,"end":1102.97},{"text":"no","start":1102.97,"end":1103.21},{"text":"legal","start":1103.21,"end":1103.65},{"text":"validity","start":1103.85,"end":1104.57},{"text":"and","start":1104.57,"end":1104.77},{"text":"they","start":1104.77,"end":1104.89},{"text":"constitute","start":1104.89,"end":1105.37},{"text":"a","start":1105.37,"end":1105.45},{"text":"flagrant","start":1105.45,"end":1105.93},{"text":"violation","start":1105.93,"end":1106.45},{"text":"of","start":1106.45,"end":1106.53},{"text":"international","start":1106.53,"end":1107.41},{"text":"law.","start":1107.41,"end":1107.49}]},{"text":"And to repeat, such settlements remain a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-state solution and a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace.","start":1108.73,"end":1116.65,"topics":[{"key":"two-state-solution","label":"The Two-State Solution","description":"The discussion repeatedly returned to the concern that settlement expansion, violence, and broader Israeli measures are undermining the viability of the two-state solution. The UN framed this diplomatic objective as essential to achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace."},{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."}],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1108.73,"end":1109.25},{"text":"to","start":1109.25,"end":1109.37},{"text":"repeat,","start":1109.37,"end":1110.01},{"text":"such","start":1110.01,"end":1110.25},{"text":"settlements","start":1110.25,"end":1110.69},{"text":"remain","start":1110.69,"end":1110.93},{"text":"a","start":1110.93,"end":1110.97},{"text":"major","start":1110.97,"end":1111.29},{"text":"obstacle","start":1111.29,"end":1111.77},{"text":"to","start":1111.77,"end":1111.89},{"text":"the","start":1111.89,"end":1111.97},{"text":"achievement","start":1111.97,"end":1112.65},{"text":"of","start":1112.65,"end":1112.89},{"text":"the","start":1112.89,"end":1112.97},{"text":"two-state","start":1112.97,"end":1113.41},{"text":"solution","start":1113.41,"end":1114.01},{"text":"and","start":1114.01,"end":1114.13},{"text":"a","start":1114.13,"end":1114.17},{"text":"just,","start":1114.17,"end":1114.65},{"text":"lasting,","start":1114.97,"end":1115.53},{"text":"and","start":1115.53,"end":1115.69},{"text":"comprehensive","start":1115.69,"end":1116.25},{"text":"peace.","start":1116.25,"end":1116.65}]},{"text":"And those remain our priorities.","start":1116.81,"end":1118.65,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1116.81,"end":1117.01},{"text":"those","start":1117.01,"end":1117.45},{"text":"remain","start":1117.53,"end":1117.85},{"text":"our","start":1117.85,"end":1117.97},{"text":"priorities.","start":1117.97,"end":1118.65}]},{"text":"Namo.","start":1119.53,"end":1119.93,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Namo.","start":1119.53,"end":1119.93}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":22,"start":1120.73,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1121","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you, Farhan.","start":1120.73,"end":1121.53,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":1120.73,"end":1120.97},{"text":"you,","start":1121.01,"end":1121.09},{"text":"Farhan.","start":1121.09,"end":1121.53}]},{"text":"A question on Secretary General's visit to Syria.","start":1122.41,"end":1125.85,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"A","start":1122.41,"end":1122.49},{"text":"question","start":1122.49,"end":1123.05},{"text":"on","start":1123.05,"end":1123.37},{"text":"Secretary","start":1123.45,"end":1124.01},{"text":"General's","start":1124.01,"end":1124.73},{"text":"visit","start":1124.73,"end":1125.17},{"text":"to","start":1125.17,"end":1125.25},{"text":"Syria.","start":1125.25,"end":1125.85}]},{"text":"Sorry, I came here late.","start":1127.29,"end":1128.41,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Sorry,","start":1127.29,"end":1127.65},{"text":"I","start":1127.65,"end":1127.77},{"text":"came","start":1127.77,"end":1128.01},{"text":"here","start":1128.01,"end":1128.17},{"text":"late.","start":1128.17,"end":1128.41}]},{"text":"I don't know if you put out a statement, a readout of his meetings.","start":1128.41,"end":1132.33,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1128.41,"end":1128.49},{"text":"don't","start":1128.49,"end":1128.97},{"text":"know","start":1128.97,"end":1129.05},{"text":"if","start":1129.17,"end":1129.25},{"text":"you","start":1129.41,"end":1129.49},{"text":"put","start":1129.61,"end":1129.85},{"text":"out","start":1129.85,"end":1129.93},{"text":"a","start":1129.93,"end":1130.01},{"text":"statement,","start":1130.01,"end":1130.45},{"text":"a","start":1130.45,"end":1130.49},{"text":"readout","start":1130.49,"end":1130.97},{"text":"of","start":1130.97,"end":1131.13},{"text":"his","start":1131.53,"end":1131.77},{"text":"meetings.","start":1131.77,"end":1132.33}]},{"text":"But on the day, on Friday last week, Stefan said he would meet with a wide variety of Syrian voices, as wide as possible, he said.","start":1133.01,"end":1144.29,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"But","start":1133.01,"end":1133.33},{"text":"on","start":1133.33,"end":1133.73},{"text":"the","start":1133.89,"end":1134.05},{"text":"day,","start":1134.05,"end":1134.21},{"text":"on","start":1134.37,"end":1134.61},{"text":"Friday","start":1134.61,"end":1135.25},{"text":"last","start":1136.29,"end":1136.69},{"text":"week,","start":1136.69,"end":1137.01},{"text":"Stefan","start":1137.25,"end":1137.73},{"text":"said","start":1137.73,"end":1138.05},{"text":"he","start":1138.05,"end":1138.29},{"text":"would","start":1138.29,"end":1138.53},{"text":"meet","start":1138.53,"end":1138.85},{"text":"with","start":1138.85,"end":1139.17},{"text":"a","start":1140.05,"end":1140.13},{"text":"wide","start":1140.13,"end":1140.77},{"text":"variety","start":1141.29,"end":1141.85},{"text":"of","start":1141.85,"end":1141.97},{"text":"Syrian","start":1141.97,"end":1142.45},{"text":"voices,","start":1142.45,"end":1142.93},{"text":"as","start":1142.93,"end":1143.01},{"text":"wide","start":1143.01,"end":1143.29},{"text":"as","start":1143.29,"end":1143.41},{"text":"possible,","start":1143.41,"end":1143.97},{"text":"he","start":1143.97,"end":1144.05},{"text":"said.","start":1144.05,"end":1144.29}]},{"text":"I wonder if he met the representatives of the Kurdish groups, namely the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, who was in talks with Mr. Al-Shara, President Al-Shara, and the broader Syrian government too, you know, on the progress forward.","start":1145.09,"end":1161.13,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1145.09,"end":1145.25},{"text":"wonder","start":1145.25,"end":1145.73},{"text":"if","start":1145.81,"end":1146.01},{"text":"he","start":1146.01,"end":1146.21},{"text":"met","start":1146.21,"end":1146.61},{"text":"the","start":1146.61,"end":1146.69},{"text":"representatives","start":1146.69,"end":1147.49},{"text":"of","start":1147.49,"end":1147.57},{"text":"the","start":1147.57,"end":1147.69},{"text":"Kurdish","start":1147.69,"end":1148.13},{"text":"groups,","start":1148.13,"end":1148.53},{"text":"namely","start":1148.77,"end":1149.33},{"text":"the","start":1149.49,"end":1149.61},{"text":"commander","start":1149.61,"end":1150.09},{"text":"of","start":1150.09,"end":1150.17},{"text":"the","start":1150.17,"end":1150.25},{"text":"Syrian","start":1150.25,"end":1150.61},{"text":"Democratic","start":1150.61,"end":1151.25},{"text":"Forces,","start":1151.25,"end":1151.81},{"text":"Mazloum","start":1152.05,"end":1152.45},{"text":"Abdi,","start":1152.45,"end":1152.69},{"text":"who","start":1152.69,"end":1152.77},{"text":"was","start":1152.77,"end":1152.93},{"text":"in","start":1152.93,"end":1153.09},{"text":"talks","start":1153.09,"end":1153.57},{"text":"with","start":1154.05,"end":1154.45},{"text":"Mr.","start":1154.45,"end":1154.85},{"text":"Al-Shara,","start":1154.85,"end":1155.25},{"text":"President","start":1155.25,"end":1155.65},{"text":"Al-Shara,","start":1155.65,"end":1156.09},{"text":"and","start":1156.09,"end":1156.25},{"text":"the","start":1156.25,"end":1156.37},{"text":"broader","start":1156.93,"end":1157.25},{"text":"Syrian","start":1157.25,"end":1157.57},{"text":"government","start":1157.57,"end":1158.09},{"text":"too,","start":1158.09,"end":1158.37},{"text":"you","start":1159.09,"end":1159.25},{"text":"know,","start":1159.25,"end":1159.49},{"text":"on","start":1159.57,"end":1159.69},{"text":"the","start":1159.69,"end":1159.81},{"text":"progress","start":1159.81,"end":1160.53},{"text":"forward.","start":1160.69,"end":1161.13}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Namo","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":23,"start":1162.05,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1163","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"He did not meet with the leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces, but he did meet with a diverse range of the ethnic groups of Syria while he was there.","start":1162.05,"end":1171.65,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1162.05,"end":1162.29},{"text":"did","start":1162.29,"end":1162.69},{"text":"not","start":1162.69,"end":1162.93},{"text":"meet","start":1162.93,"end":1163.21},{"text":"with","start":1163.21,"end":1163.37},{"text":"the","start":1163.37,"end":1163.45},{"text":"leader","start":1163.45,"end":1163.77},{"text":"of","start":1163.77,"end":1163.85},{"text":"the","start":1163.85,"end":1163.93},{"text":"Syrian","start":1163.93,"end":1164.21},{"text":"Democratic","start":1164.21,"end":1164.73},{"text":"Forces,","start":1164.73,"end":1165.09},{"text":"but","start":1165.09,"end":1165.21},{"text":"he","start":1165.21,"end":1165.33},{"text":"did","start":1165.33,"end":1165.65},{"text":"meet","start":1165.65,"end":1166.05},{"text":"with","start":1166.05,"end":1166.29},{"text":"a","start":1166.77,"end":1166.85},{"text":"diverse","start":1166.85,"end":1167.33},{"text":"range","start":1167.33,"end":1167.81},{"text":"of","start":1168.01,"end":1168.29},{"text":"the","start":1168.53,"end":1168.69},{"text":"ethnic","start":1168.93,"end":1169.37},{"text":"groups","start":1169.37,"end":1169.81},{"text":"of","start":1170.21,"end":1170.37},{"text":"Syria","start":1170.37,"end":1170.73},{"text":"while","start":1170.73,"end":1171.01},{"text":"he","start":1171.01,"end":1171.09},{"text":"was","start":1171.09,"end":1171.29},{"text":"there.","start":1171.29,"end":1171.65}]},{"text":"And I would refer you also to his remarks made to the press where he talked about his various meetings.","start":1172.05,"end":1177.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1172.05,"end":1172.29},{"text":"I","start":1172.29,"end":1172.37},{"text":"would","start":1172.37,"end":1172.53},{"text":"refer","start":1172.53,"end":1172.85},{"text":"you","start":1172.85,"end":1172.93},{"text":"also","start":1172.93,"end":1173.25},{"text":"to","start":1173.25,"end":1173.73},{"text":"his","start":1173.81,"end":1174.05},{"text":"remarks","start":1174.05,"end":1174.53},{"text":"made","start":1174.53,"end":1174.73},{"text":"to","start":1174.73,"end":1174.89},{"text":"the","start":1174.89,"end":1174.97},{"text":"press","start":1174.97,"end":1175.41},{"text":"where","start":1175.65,"end":1175.89},{"text":"he","start":1175.89,"end":1175.97},{"text":"talked","start":1175.97,"end":1176.25},{"text":"about","start":1176.25,"end":1176.57},{"text":"his","start":1176.57,"end":1176.77},{"text":"various","start":1176.77,"end":1177.09},{"text":"meetings.","start":1177.09,"end":1177.57}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":24,"start":1177.89,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1178","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"But like Mazlum Abdi, General Abdi, is the most important, arguably, I mean the most important Kurdish figure in Syria, why not meet him?","start":1177.89,"end":1185.57,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"But","start":1177.89,"end":1178.05},{"text":"like","start":1178.05,"end":1178.37},{"text":"Mazlum","start":1178.69,"end":1179.09},{"text":"Abdi,","start":1179.09,"end":1179.41},{"text":"General","start":1179.41,"end":1179.77},{"text":"Abdi,","start":1179.77,"end":1180.13},{"text":"is","start":1180.13,"end":1180.33},{"text":"the","start":1180.33,"end":1180.45},{"text":"most","start":1180.45,"end":1180.73},{"text":"important,","start":1181.25,"end":1181.97},{"text":"arguably,","start":1182.33,"end":1182.73},{"text":"I","start":1182.73,"end":1182.77},{"text":"mean","start":1182.77,"end":1182.89},{"text":"the","start":1182.89,"end":1182.97},{"text":"most","start":1182.97,"end":1183.13},{"text":"important","start":1183.13,"end":1183.57},{"text":"Kurdish","start":1183.57,"end":1183.85},{"text":"figure","start":1183.85,"end":1184.09},{"text":"in","start":1184.09,"end":1184.17},{"text":"Syria,","start":1184.17,"end":1184.37},{"text":"why","start":1184.37,"end":1184.69},{"text":"not","start":1184.93,"end":1185.17},{"text":"meet","start":1185.17,"end":1185.33},{"text":"him?","start":1185.33,"end":1185.57}]},{"text":"Why not go to Rojava and--","start":1185.65,"end":1186.97,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"Why","start":1185.65,"end":1185.81},{"text":"not","start":1185.81,"end":1186.01},{"text":"go","start":1186.01,"end":1186.21},{"text":"to","start":1186.21,"end":1186.37},{"text":"Rojava","start":1186.37,"end":1186.81},{"text":"and--","start":1186.81,"end":1186.97}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Namo","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":25,"start":1187.25,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1188","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"There were scheduling constraints, so he wasn't able to travel as widely throughout the country.","start":1187.25,"end":1193.13,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"There","start":1187.25,"end":1187.45},{"text":"were","start":1187.45,"end":1187.69},{"text":"scheduling","start":1187.69,"end":1188.13},{"text":"constraints,","start":1188.13,"end":1188.89},{"text":"so","start":1188.89,"end":1189.17},{"text":"he","start":1189.17,"end":1189.33},{"text":"wasn't","start":1189.33,"end":1189.65},{"text":"able","start":1189.65,"end":1189.81},{"text":"to","start":1189.81,"end":1189.89},{"text":"travel","start":1189.89,"end":1190.53},{"text":"as","start":1191.29,"end":1191.61},{"text":"widely","start":1191.61,"end":1192.17},{"text":"throughout","start":1192.17,"end":1192.45},{"text":"the","start":1192.45,"end":1192.53},{"text":"country.","start":1192.53,"end":1193.13}]},{"text":"He basically went to Damascus and then after that he returned yesterday to Jordan.","start":1193.61,"end":1199.69,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1193.61,"end":1194.25},{"text":"basically","start":1194.25,"end":1195.05},{"text":"went","start":1195.53,"end":1195.97},{"text":"to","start":1195.97,"end":1196.05},{"text":"Damascus","start":1196.05,"end":1196.65},{"text":"and","start":1196.65,"end":1196.77},{"text":"then","start":1196.77,"end":1196.97},{"text":"after","start":1196.97,"end":1197.25},{"text":"that","start":1197.25,"end":1197.53},{"text":"he","start":1197.53,"end":1197.85},{"text":"returned","start":1198.17,"end":1198.69},{"text":"yesterday","start":1198.69,"end":1199.13},{"text":"to","start":1199.13,"end":1199.25},{"text":"Jordan.","start":1199.25,"end":1199.69}]},{"text":"He tried to meet with different representatives of officials as best as he could while he was in Damascus.","start":1200.65,"end":1206.81,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1200.65,"end":1200.89},{"text":"tried","start":1200.89,"end":1201.17},{"text":"to","start":1201.17,"end":1201.25},{"text":"meet","start":1201.25,"end":1201.53},{"text":"with","start":1201.53,"end":1201.77},{"text":"different","start":1202.17,"end":1202.53},{"text":"representatives","start":1202.53,"end":1203.41},{"text":"of","start":1203.49,"end":1203.69},{"text":"officials","start":1203.69,"end":1204.33},{"text":"as","start":1204.65,"end":1204.81},{"text":"best","start":1204.81,"end":1205.09},{"text":"as","start":1205.09,"end":1205.17},{"text":"he","start":1205.17,"end":1205.29},{"text":"could","start":1205.29,"end":1205.53},{"text":"while","start":1205.53,"end":1205.77},{"text":"he","start":1205.77,"end":1205.93},{"text":"was","start":1205.93,"end":1206.09},{"text":"in","start":1206.09,"end":1206.17},{"text":"Damascus.","start":1206.17,"end":1206.81}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":26,"start":1207.05,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1208","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Are you saying, sorry, just one last follow-up.","start":1207.05,"end":1208.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Are","start":1207.05,"end":1207.13},{"text":"you","start":1207.13,"end":1207.21},{"text":"saying,","start":1207.21,"end":1207.45},{"text":"sorry,","start":1207.45,"end":1207.77},{"text":"just","start":1207.77,"end":1207.97},{"text":"one","start":1207.97,"end":1208.17},{"text":"last","start":1208.17,"end":1208.33},{"text":"follow-up.","start":1208.33,"end":1208.57}]},{"text":"Are you saying he tried to meet General Abdi but because of conflicting schedules he couldn't?","start":1208.57,"end":1213.69,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"Are","start":1208.57,"end":1208.65},{"text":"you","start":1208.65,"end":1208.73},{"text":"saying","start":1208.73,"end":1208.89},{"text":"he","start":1208.89,"end":1208.97},{"text":"tried","start":1208.97,"end":1209.33},{"text":"to","start":1209.33,"end":1209.45},{"text":"meet","start":1209.45,"end":1209.65},{"text":"General","start":1209.69,"end":1210.09},{"text":"Abdi","start":1210.09,"end":1210.33},{"text":"but","start":1210.33,"end":1210.57},{"text":"because","start":1210.65,"end":1211.25},{"text":"of","start":1211.29,"end":1211.37},{"text":"conflicting","start":1211.45,"end":1212.09},{"text":"schedules","start":1212.65,"end":1213.17},{"text":"he","start":1213.17,"end":1213.25},{"text":"couldn't?","start":1213.25,"end":1213.69}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Namo","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":27,"start":1214.09,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1215","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Well, he wasn't able to make all the meetings that he would have had his stay been longer.","start":1214.09,"end":1219.69,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Well,","start":1214.09,"end":1214.33},{"text":"he","start":1214.33,"end":1214.41},{"text":"wasn't","start":1214.41,"end":1214.73},{"text":"able","start":1214.73,"end":1214.89},{"text":"to","start":1214.89,"end":1214.97},{"text":"make","start":1214.97,"end":1215.21},{"text":"all","start":1215.21,"end":1215.45},{"text":"the","start":1215.45,"end":1216.17},{"text":"meetings","start":1216.25,"end":1216.97},{"text":"that","start":1217.29,"end":1217.53},{"text":"he","start":1217.53,"end":1217.69},{"text":"would","start":1217.69,"end":1217.93},{"text":"have","start":1217.93,"end":1218.09},{"text":"had","start":1218.09,"end":1218.29},{"text":"his","start":1218.29,"end":1218.65},{"text":"stay","start":1218.65,"end":1218.97},{"text":"been","start":1218.97,"end":1219.21},{"text":"longer.","start":1219.21,"end":1219.69}]},{"text":"But he tried, like I said, to meet as diverse a group of Syrians as he could.","start":1220.45,"end":1224.77,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"But","start":1220.45,"end":1220.57},{"text":"he","start":1220.57,"end":1220.69},{"text":"tried,","start":1220.69,"end":1221.33},{"text":"like","start":1221.33,"end":1221.61},{"text":"I","start":1221.61,"end":1221.65},{"text":"said,","start":1221.65,"end":1221.89},{"text":"to","start":1221.89,"end":1222.01},{"text":"meet","start":1222.01,"end":1222.21},{"text":"as","start":1222.21,"end":1222.53},{"text":"diverse","start":1222.69,"end":1223.17},{"text":"a","start":1223.17,"end":1223.25},{"text":"group","start":1223.25,"end":1223.57},{"text":"of","start":1223.65,"end":1223.81},{"text":"Syrians","start":1223.81,"end":1224.25},{"text":"as","start":1224.25,"end":1224.37},{"text":"he","start":1224.37,"end":1224.45},{"text":"could.","start":1224.45,"end":1224.77}]},{"text":"Linda.","start":1225.97,"end":1226.45,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Linda.","start":1225.97,"end":1226.45}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":28,"start":1227.37,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1228","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you, Farhan.","start":1227.37,"end":1228.21,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":1227.37,"end":1227.57},{"text":"you,","start":1227.61,"end":1227.69},{"text":"Farhan.","start":1227.69,"end":1228.21}]},{"text":"Apropos of the Human Rights Commissioner, you mentioned that the SG gave notice to the regional groups that he planned to renew, you know, to recommend renewal of his term.","start":1229.17,"end":1240.37,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Apropos","start":1229.17,"end":1229.89},{"text":"of","start":1230.17,"end":1230.29},{"text":"the","start":1230.33,"end":1230.41},{"text":"Human","start":1230.41,"end":1230.77},{"text":"Rights","start":1230.77,"end":1231.17},{"text":"Commissioner,","start":1231.17,"end":1231.97},{"text":"you","start":1232.77,"end":1232.93},{"text":"mentioned","start":1232.93,"end":1233.37},{"text":"that","start":1233.37,"end":1233.61},{"text":"the","start":1233.61,"end":1233.77},{"text":"SG","start":1233.77,"end":1234.21},{"text":"gave","start":1234.21,"end":1234.49},{"text":"notice","start":1234.49,"end":1235.09},{"text":"to","start":1235.09,"end":1235.21},{"text":"the","start":1235.21,"end":1235.29},{"text":"regional","start":1235.29,"end":1235.81},{"text":"groups","start":1235.81,"end":1236.13},{"text":"that","start":1236.13,"end":1236.25},{"text":"he","start":1236.25,"end":1236.37},{"text":"planned","start":1236.37,"end":1236.73},{"text":"to","start":1236.73,"end":1236.89},{"text":"renew,","start":1236.89,"end":1237.41},{"text":"you","start":1237.45,"end":1237.53},{"text":"know,","start":1237.53,"end":1237.73},{"text":"to","start":1237.73,"end":1238.01},{"text":"recommend","start":1238.01,"end":1238.61},{"text":"renewal","start":1238.61,"end":1239.09},{"text":"of","start":1239.61,"end":1239.69},{"text":"his","start":1239.69,"end":1239.89},{"text":"term.","start":1239.89,"end":1240.37}]},{"text":"I was just wondering how much notice was actually given?","start":1240.53,"end":1243.53,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1240.53,"end":1240.69},{"text":"was","start":1240.69,"end":1240.81},{"text":"just","start":1240.81,"end":1240.97},{"text":"wondering","start":1240.97,"end":1241.29},{"text":"how","start":1241.29,"end":1241.41},{"text":"much","start":1241.41,"end":1241.65},{"text":"notice","start":1241.65,"end":1242.21},{"text":"was","start":1242.37,"end":1242.77},{"text":"actually","start":1242.77,"end":1243.25},{"text":"given?","start":1243.25,"end":1243.53}]},{"text":"Do you know how much notice was given to regional groups?","start":1243.53,"end":1246.93,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Do","start":1243.53,"end":1243.61},{"text":"you","start":1243.61,"end":1243.69},{"text":"know","start":1243.69,"end":1243.77},{"text":"how","start":1243.77,"end":1243.89},{"text":"much","start":1243.89,"end":1244.13},{"text":"notice","start":1244.53,"end":1244.85},{"text":"was","start":1244.85,"end":1245.01},{"text":"given","start":1245.01,"end":1245.33},{"text":"to","start":1245.33,"end":1245.57},{"text":"regional","start":1245.89,"end":1246.45},{"text":"groups?","start":1246.45,"end":1246.93}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Linda","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":29,"start":1247.49,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1248","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"This was a transparent process that had been underway for some time.","start":1247.49,"end":1251.25,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"This","start":1247.49,"end":1248.37},{"text":"was","start":1248.37,"end":1248.53},{"text":"a","start":1248.53,"end":1248.61},{"text":"transparent","start":1248.61,"end":1249.21},{"text":"process","start":1249.21,"end":1249.49},{"text":"that","start":1249.49,"end":1249.65},{"text":"had","start":1249.65,"end":1249.77},{"text":"been","start":1249.77,"end":1249.97},{"text":"underway","start":1250.13,"end":1250.61},{"text":"for","start":1250.61,"end":1250.73},{"text":"some","start":1250.73,"end":1250.85},{"text":"time.","start":1250.85,"end":1251.25}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":30,"start":1252.69,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1253","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Like a month or, you know, I know because-- I don't.","start":1252.69,"end":1255.93,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Like","start":1252.69,"end":1252.81},{"text":"a","start":1252.81,"end":1252.85},{"text":"month","start":1252.85,"end":1253.13},{"text":"or,","start":1253.33,"end":1253.57},{"text":"you","start":1254.33,"end":1254.41},{"text":"know,","start":1254.41,"end":1254.61},{"text":"I","start":1255.01,"end":1255.09},{"text":"know","start":1255.09,"end":1255.21},{"text":"because--","start":1255.21,"end":1255.41},{"text":"I","start":1255.57,"end":1255.65},{"text":"don't.","start":1255.65,"end":1255.93}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Linda","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":31,"start":1255.93,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1256","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Know the precise timeframe, but certainly it went well ahead of the vote that took place on Friday.","start":1255.93,"end":1263.49,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Know","start":1255.93,"end":1256.53},{"text":"the","start":1256.53,"end":1256.77},{"text":"precise","start":1256.77,"end":1257.13},{"text":"timeframe,","start":1257.13,"end":1257.61},{"text":"but","start":1257.61,"end":1257.81},{"text":"certainly","start":1257.81,"end":1258.29},{"text":"it","start":1258.37,"end":1259.41},{"text":"went","start":1259.49,"end":1259.97},{"text":"well","start":1260.05,"end":1260.37},{"text":"ahead","start":1260.37,"end":1260.77},{"text":"of","start":1260.77,"end":1261.41},{"text":"the","start":1261.41,"end":1261.93},{"text":"vote","start":1262.21,"end":1262.61},{"text":"that","start":1262.61,"end":1262.73},{"text":"took","start":1262.73,"end":1262.89},{"text":"place","start":1262.89,"end":1263.13},{"text":"on","start":1263.13,"end":1263.25},{"text":"Friday.","start":1263.25,"end":1263.49}]},{"text":"Okay.","start":1263.49,"end":1263.61,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Okay.","start":1263.49,"end":1263.61}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":32,"start":1263.61,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1264","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"And my other question is, was there any consideration of the Secretary General perhaps since he was going to be in the region, Syria and Jordan, that he might try to visit with the Israelis, given their less than great relationship.","start":1263.61,"end":1281.65,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1263.61,"end":1263.73},{"text":"my","start":1264.53,"end":1264.81},{"text":"other","start":1264.81,"end":1264.97},{"text":"question","start":1264.97,"end":1265.41},{"text":"is,","start":1265.41,"end":1265.65},{"text":"was","start":1266.85,"end":1267.09},{"text":"there","start":1267.09,"end":1267.25},{"text":"any","start":1267.25,"end":1267.57},{"text":"consideration","start":1268.05,"end":1269.17},{"text":"of","start":1269.53,"end":1269.61},{"text":"the","start":1269.97,"end":1270.09},{"text":"Secretary","start":1270.13,"end":1270.65},{"text":"General","start":1270.65,"end":1271.01},{"text":"perhaps","start":1271.01,"end":1271.65},{"text":"since","start":1272.13,"end":1272.37},{"text":"he","start":1272.37,"end":1272.45},{"text":"was","start":1272.45,"end":1272.57},{"text":"going","start":1272.57,"end":1272.73},{"text":"to","start":1272.73,"end":1272.81},{"text":"be","start":1272.81,"end":1272.89},{"text":"in","start":1272.89,"end":1272.97},{"text":"the","start":1272.97,"end":1273.05},{"text":"region,","start":1273.05,"end":1273.65},{"text":"Syria","start":1274.37,"end":1274.81},{"text":"and","start":1274.81,"end":1275.13},{"text":"Jordan,","start":1275.13,"end":1275.57},{"text":"that","start":1275.57,"end":1275.73},{"text":"he","start":1275.73,"end":1275.89},{"text":"might","start":1275.89,"end":1276.33},{"text":"try","start":1276.33,"end":1276.53},{"text":"to","start":1276.53,"end":1276.65},{"text":"visit","start":1276.65,"end":1277.17},{"text":"with","start":1277.17,"end":1277.37},{"text":"the","start":1277.41,"end":1277.53},{"text":"Israelis,","start":1277.53,"end":1278.53},{"text":"given","start":1279.17,"end":1279.57},{"text":"their","start":1279.57,"end":1279.97},{"text":"less","start":1280.13,"end":1280.53},{"text":"than","start":1280.53,"end":1280.69},{"text":"great","start":1280.69,"end":1280.93},{"text":"relationship.","start":1280.93,"end":1281.65}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Linda","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":33,"start":1282.29,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1283","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"There's no travel envisioned there on this particular trip.","start":1282.29,"end":1286.29,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"There's","start":1282.29,"end":1282.81},{"text":"no","start":1282.81,"end":1283.89},{"text":"travel","start":1283.89,"end":1284.37},{"text":"envisioned","start":1284.37,"end":1284.81},{"text":"there","start":1284.81,"end":1285.17},{"text":"on","start":1285.17,"end":1285.33},{"text":"this","start":1285.33,"end":1285.57},{"text":"particular","start":1285.57,"end":1286.09},{"text":"trip.","start":1286.09,"end":1286.29}]},{"text":"Now he's heading to Cyprus, and from Cyprus he'll come back here.","start":1286.29,"end":1289.65,"topics":[{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Now","start":1286.29,"end":1286.57},{"text":"he's","start":1286.57,"end":1286.81},{"text":"heading","start":1286.81,"end":1287.05},{"text":"to","start":1287.05,"end":1287.13},{"text":"Cyprus,","start":1287.13,"end":1287.65},{"text":"and","start":1287.65,"end":1288.45},{"text":"from","start":1288.45,"end":1288.61},{"text":"Cyprus","start":1288.61,"end":1288.93},{"text":"he'll","start":1288.93,"end":1289.17},{"text":"come","start":1289.17,"end":1289.29},{"text":"back","start":1289.29,"end":1289.49},{"text":"here.","start":1289.49,"end":1289.65}]},{"text":"Okay, thank you.","start":1289.93,"end":1291.89,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Okay,","start":1289.93,"end":1290.05},{"text":"thank","start":1291.57,"end":1291.81},{"text":"you.","start":1291.81,"end":1291.89}]},{"text":"Okay, Abdulhamid.","start":1291.89,"end":1292.69,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Okay,","start":1291.89,"end":1292.01},{"text":"Abdulhamid.","start":1292.05,"end":1292.69}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":34,"start":1294.21,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1295","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"My question about Cuba. A spokesperson from the Cuban government said, we will defend our country.","start":1294.21,"end":1301.81,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"My","start":1294.21,"end":1294.37},{"text":"question","start":1294.37,"end":1294.77},{"text":"about","start":1294.77,"end":1295.09},{"text":"Cuba.","start":1295.09,"end":1295.61},{"text":"A","start":1295.61,"end":1295.65},{"text":"spokesperson","start":1296.21,"end":1297.49},{"text":"from","start":1297.49,"end":1297.73},{"text":"the","start":1297.73,"end":1297.85},{"text":"Cuban","start":1297.85,"end":1298.21},{"text":"government","start":1298.21,"end":1298.81},{"text":"said,","start":1298.81,"end":1299.17},{"text":"we","start":1299.89,"end":1300.05},{"text":"will","start":1300.05,"end":1300.45},{"text":"defend","start":1300.77,"end":1301.25},{"text":"our","start":1301.37,"end":1301.49},{"text":"country.","start":1301.49,"end":1301.81}]},{"text":"Do you see that the tension is getting higher for a possible U.S. invasion of Cuba.","start":1302.77,"end":1309.49,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Do","start":1302.77,"end":1302.97},{"text":"you","start":1303.01,"end":1303.17},{"text":"see","start":1303.17,"end":1303.49},{"text":"that","start":1303.49,"end":1303.73},{"text":"the","start":1303.81,"end":1303.93},{"text":"tension","start":1304.93,"end":1305.41},{"text":"is","start":1305.49,"end":1305.65},{"text":"getting","start":1305.65,"end":1305.97},{"text":"higher","start":1305.97,"end":1306.53},{"text":"for","start":1306.53,"end":1306.81},{"text":"a","start":1306.81,"end":1306.85},{"text":"possible","start":1306.85,"end":1307.65},{"text":"U.S.","start":1307.65,"end":1308.21},{"text":"invasion","start":1308.21,"end":1308.93},{"text":"of","start":1308.97,"end":1309.09},{"text":"Cuba.","start":1309.09,"end":1309.49}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Abdul Hamid","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":35,"start":1313.17,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1314","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Well, I don't want to speculate on what the future holds.","start":1313.17,"end":1317.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Well,","start":1313.17,"end":1313.65},{"text":"I","start":1314.45,"end":1314.53},{"text":"don't","start":1314.53,"end":1314.81},{"text":"want","start":1314.81,"end":1315.01},{"text":"to","start":1315.01,"end":1315.09},{"text":"speculate","start":1315.09,"end":1315.73},{"text":"on","start":1315.73,"end":1316.37},{"text":"what","start":1316.37,"end":1316.61},{"text":"the","start":1316.61,"end":1316.73},{"text":"future","start":1316.73,"end":1317.09},{"text":"holds.","start":1317.09,"end":1317.57}]},{"text":"I would like to point out that the Secretary General, in fact, met earlier this month with the foreign minister of Cuba, and Uh, they discussed the efforts by the UN system to, uh, support the Cuban people, uh, and, uh, and, uh, deal with the humanitarian situation that's been aggravated by the recent, uh, severe fuel shortages, so we are continuing to do what we can to help the situation there.","start":1317.97,"end":1342.77,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1317.97,"end":1318.37},{"text":"would","start":1318.37,"end":1318.61},{"text":"like","start":1318.61,"end":1318.85},{"text":"to","start":1318.85,"end":1318.93},{"text":"point","start":1318.93,"end":1319.33},{"text":"out","start":1319.33,"end":1319.65},{"text":"that","start":1319.81,"end":1320.05},{"text":"the","start":1320.05,"end":1320.17},{"text":"Secretary","start":1320.17,"end":1320.61},{"text":"General,","start":1320.61,"end":1321.01},{"text":"in","start":1321.01,"end":1321.17},{"text":"fact,","start":1321.17,"end":1321.41},{"text":"met","start":1321.41,"end":1321.65},{"text":"earlier","start":1321.65,"end":1322.01},{"text":"this","start":1322.01,"end":1322.13},{"text":"month","start":1322.13,"end":1322.45},{"text":"with","start":1322.45,"end":1322.57},{"text":"the","start":1322.57,"end":1322.65},{"text":"foreign","start":1322.65,"end":1322.93},{"text":"minister","start":1322.93,"end":1323.33},{"text":"of","start":1323.33,"end":1323.41},{"text":"Cuba,","start":1323.41,"end":1323.81},{"text":"and","start":1324.77,"end":1326.05},{"text":"Uh,","start":1327.01,"end":1327.05},{"text":"they","start":1327.05,"end":1327.49},{"text":"discussed","start":1327.49,"end":1328.05},{"text":"the","start":1328.05,"end":1328.17},{"text":"efforts","start":1328.17,"end":1328.45},{"text":"by","start":1328.45,"end":1328.77},{"text":"the","start":1328.77,"end":1328.85},{"text":"UN","start":1328.85,"end":1329.05},{"text":"system","start":1329.05,"end":1329.41},{"text":"to,","start":1329.41,"end":1329.53},{"text":"uh,","start":1329.73,"end":1329.89},{"text":"support","start":1329.89,"end":1330.37},{"text":"the","start":1330.37,"end":1330.45},{"text":"Cuban","start":1330.45,"end":1330.77},{"text":"people,","start":1330.77,"end":1331.17},{"text":"uh,","start":1332.13,"end":1332.17},{"text":"and,","start":1332.17,"end":1332.93},{"text":"uh,","start":1332.93,"end":1333.01},{"text":"and,","start":1333.17,"end":1333.65},{"text":"uh,","start":1333.81,"end":1333.85},{"text":"deal","start":1333.85,"end":1334.37},{"text":"with","start":1334.37,"end":1334.53},{"text":"the","start":1334.53,"end":1334.61},{"text":"humanitarian","start":1334.61,"end":1335.13},{"text":"situation","start":1335.13,"end":1335.65},{"text":"that's","start":1335.65,"end":1335.93},{"text":"been","start":1335.93,"end":1336.05},{"text":"aggravated","start":1336.05,"end":1336.61},{"text":"by","start":1336.61,"end":1336.77},{"text":"the","start":1336.77,"end":1336.93},{"text":"recent,","start":1336.93,"end":1337.41},{"text":"uh,","start":1337.41,"end":1337.57},{"text":"severe","start":1337.65,"end":1338.13},{"text":"fuel","start":1338.13,"end":1338.45},{"text":"shortages,","start":1338.45,"end":1339.01},{"text":"so","start":1339.33,"end":1339.53},{"text":"we","start":1339.53,"end":1339.69},{"text":"are","start":1339.69,"end":1339.77},{"text":"continuing","start":1339.77,"end":1340.45},{"text":"to","start":1340.53,"end":1340.73},{"text":"do","start":1340.73,"end":1340.89},{"text":"what","start":1340.89,"end":1341.13},{"text":"we","start":1341.13,"end":1341.25},{"text":"can","start":1341.25,"end":1341.57},{"text":"to","start":1341.57,"end":1341.69},{"text":"help","start":1341.69,"end":1341.89},{"text":"the","start":1341.89,"end":1341.97},{"text":"situation","start":1341.97,"end":1342.49},{"text":"there.","start":1342.49,"end":1342.77}]},{"text":"All right.","start":1344.49,"end":1345.17,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"All","start":1344.49,"end":1344.53},{"text":"right.","start":1344.53,"end":1345.17}]},{"text":"Yes, please.","start":1345.17,"end":1345.65,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Yes,","start":1345.17,"end":1345.37},{"text":"please.","start":1345.37,"end":1345.65}]},{"text":"Sinan.","start":1345.89,"end":1346.29,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Sinan.","start":1345.89,"end":1346.29}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":36,"start":1346.49,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1347","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you, Farhan.","start":1346.49,"end":1347.01,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":1346.49,"end":1346.65},{"text":"you,","start":1346.65,"end":1346.73},{"text":"Farhan.","start":1346.77,"end":1347.01}]},{"text":"Quick follow-up to Namo's question.","start":1347.05,"end":1348.77,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Quick","start":1347.05,"end":1347.29},{"text":"follow-up","start":1347.29,"end":1347.73},{"text":"to","start":1347.73,"end":1347.85},{"text":"Namo's","start":1347.89,"end":1348.25},{"text":"question.","start":1348.29,"end":1348.77}]},{"text":"I read Secretary General's press release from Syria.","start":1349.09,"end":1352.61,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."}],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1349.09,"end":1349.25},{"text":"read","start":1349.41,"end":1349.65},{"text":"Secretary","start":1349.65,"end":1350.13},{"text":"General's","start":1350.13,"end":1350.69},{"text":"press","start":1350.85,"end":1351.33},{"text":"release","start":1351.33,"end":1351.81},{"text":"from","start":1351.81,"end":1352.05},{"text":"Syria.","start":1352.05,"end":1352.61}]},{"text":"He said he met diverse communities, and he named Alawites from Qusayriyah.","start":1352.61,"end":1358.13,"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."},{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1352.61,"end":1352.77},{"text":"said","start":1352.77,"end":1353.05},{"text":"he","start":1353.05,"end":1353.17},{"text":"met","start":1353.17,"end":1353.65},{"text":"diverse","start":1353.89,"end":1354.37},{"text":"communities,","start":1354.37,"end":1355.09},{"text":"and","start":1355.17,"end":1355.41},{"text":"he","start":1355.41,"end":1355.57},{"text":"named","start":1355.57,"end":1356.05},{"text":"Alawites","start":1356.61,"end":1357.17},{"text":"from","start":1357.17,"end":1357.41},{"text":"Qusayriyah.","start":1357.41,"end":1358.13}]},{"text":"He named some people from south Syria, but I didn't see anything from northeast Syria.","start":1358.13,"end":1364.37,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1358.13,"end":1358.25},{"text":"named","start":1358.25,"end":1358.61},{"text":"some","start":1358.61,"end":1358.93},{"text":"people","start":1359.49,"end":1359.89},{"text":"from","start":1359.89,"end":1360.21},{"text":"south","start":1360.37,"end":1360.81},{"text":"Syria,","start":1360.81,"end":1361.21},{"text":"but","start":1361.21,"end":1361.37},{"text":"I","start":1361.37,"end":1361.73},{"text":"didn't","start":1361.73,"end":1362.09},{"text":"see","start":1362.09,"end":1362.29},{"text":"anything","start":1362.29,"end":1362.77},{"text":"from","start":1362.77,"end":1363.17},{"text":"northeast","start":1363.17,"end":1364.01},{"text":"Syria.","start":1364.01,"end":1364.37}]},{"text":"And I was wondering why he didn't name anything, why he didn't name he met any Kurdish representative?","start":1364.53,"end":1370.69,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1364.53,"end":1364.69},{"text":"I","start":1364.69,"end":1364.73},{"text":"was","start":1364.73,"end":1364.93},{"text":"wondering","start":1364.93,"end":1365.41},{"text":"why","start":1365.41,"end":1365.65},{"text":"he","start":1365.65,"end":1365.81},{"text":"didn't","start":1365.81,"end":1366.21},{"text":"name","start":1366.21,"end":1366.33},{"text":"anything,","start":1366.33,"end":1366.77},{"text":"why","start":1367.17,"end":1367.41},{"text":"he","start":1367.41,"end":1367.53},{"text":"didn't","start":1367.53,"end":1367.97},{"text":"name","start":1367.97,"end":1368.13},{"text":"he","start":1368.13,"end":1368.29},{"text":"met","start":1368.29,"end":1368.53},{"text":"any","start":1368.53,"end":1368.81},{"text":"Kurdish","start":1368.81,"end":1369.41},{"text":"representative?","start":1369.65,"end":1370.69}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Sinan","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":37,"start":1373.21,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1374","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Like I said, his schedule was cut short a bit, and he had returned to Jordan yesterday rather than today.","start":1373.21,"end":1380.81,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Like","start":1373.21,"end":1373.45},{"text":"I","start":1373.45,"end":1373.49},{"text":"said,","start":1373.49,"end":1373.85},{"text":"his","start":1373.93,"end":1374.53},{"text":"schedule","start":1374.53,"end":1374.89},{"text":"was","start":1374.89,"end":1375.29},{"text":"cut","start":1375.77,"end":1376.25},{"text":"short","start":1376.25,"end":1376.73},{"text":"a","start":1376.89,"end":1376.97},{"text":"bit,","start":1376.97,"end":1377.45},{"text":"and","start":1377.85,"end":1378.33},{"text":"he","start":1378.33,"end":1378.41},{"text":"had","start":1378.41,"end":1378.57},{"text":"returned","start":1378.57,"end":1378.93},{"text":"to","start":1378.93,"end":1379.01},{"text":"Jordan","start":1379.01,"end":1379.37},{"text":"yesterday","start":1379.37,"end":1379.85},{"text":"rather","start":1379.85,"end":1380.13},{"text":"than","start":1380.13,"end":1380.33},{"text":"today.","start":1380.33,"end":1380.81}]},{"text":"So he wasn't able to make as wide a series of meetings.","start":1381.05,"end":1384.81,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"So","start":1381.05,"end":1381.41},{"text":"he","start":1381.41,"end":1381.49},{"text":"wasn't","start":1381.49,"end":1382.09},{"text":"able","start":1382.17,"end":1382.41},{"text":"to","start":1382.41,"end":1382.49},{"text":"make","start":1382.49,"end":1382.73},{"text":"as","start":1382.73,"end":1383.13},{"text":"wide","start":1383.45,"end":1383.85},{"text":"a","start":1383.85,"end":1383.89},{"text":"series","start":1383.89,"end":1384.25},{"text":"of","start":1384.25,"end":1384.33},{"text":"meetings.","start":1384.33,"end":1384.81}]},{"text":"He did talk about the situation in northeastern Syria with his interlocutors, and I'd refer you to the press remarks he made yesterday about that.","start":1385.29,"end":1394.01,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1385.29,"end":1385.45},{"text":"did","start":1385.45,"end":1385.69},{"text":"talk","start":1385.69,"end":1385.97},{"text":"about","start":1385.97,"end":1386.17},{"text":"the","start":1386.17,"end":1386.29},{"text":"situation","start":1386.29,"end":1387.05},{"text":"in","start":1387.37,"end":1387.77},{"text":"northeastern","start":1387.93,"end":1388.49},{"text":"Syria","start":1388.49,"end":1388.77},{"text":"with","start":1388.77,"end":1389.05},{"text":"his","start":1389.05,"end":1389.29},{"text":"interlocutors,","start":1389.29,"end":1390.09},{"text":"and","start":1390.29,"end":1390.41},{"text":"I'd","start":1390.41,"end":1390.61},{"text":"refer","start":1390.61,"end":1390.89},{"text":"you","start":1390.89,"end":1391.13},{"text":"to","start":1391.13,"end":1391.53},{"text":"the","start":1391.85,"end":1392.01},{"text":"press","start":1392.01,"end":1392.33},{"text":"remarks","start":1392.33,"end":1392.73},{"text":"he","start":1392.73,"end":1392.81},{"text":"made","start":1392.81,"end":1393.09},{"text":"yesterday","start":1393.09,"end":1393.53},{"text":"about","start":1393.53,"end":1393.77},{"text":"that.","start":1393.77,"end":1394.01}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":38,"start":1395.21,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1396","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Quick follow up, I did follow up with the remark.","start":1395.21,"end":1397.77,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Quick","start":1395.21,"end":1395.45},{"text":"follow","start":1395.45,"end":1395.85},{"text":"up,","start":1395.85,"end":1395.93},{"text":"I","start":1395.93,"end":1396.09},{"text":"did","start":1396.09,"end":1396.41},{"text":"follow","start":1396.41,"end":1396.77},{"text":"up","start":1396.77,"end":1396.85},{"text":"with","start":1396.85,"end":1397.25},{"text":"the","start":1397.25,"end":1397.33},{"text":"remark.","start":1397.33,"end":1397.77}]},{"text":"There was a question they were asking, how is the integration is going with the northeast Syria?","start":1397.93,"end":1402.89,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"There","start":1397.93,"end":1398.09},{"text":"was","start":1398.09,"end":1398.25},{"text":"a","start":1398.25,"end":1398.29},{"text":"question","start":1398.29,"end":1398.97},{"text":"they","start":1398.97,"end":1399.09},{"text":"were","start":1399.09,"end":1399.21},{"text":"asking,","start":1399.21,"end":1399.61},{"text":"how","start":1399.61,"end":1399.81},{"text":"is","start":1399.81,"end":1399.93},{"text":"the","start":1399.93,"end":1400.05},{"text":"integration","start":1400.05,"end":1401.45},{"text":"is","start":1401.45,"end":1401.53},{"text":"going","start":1401.53,"end":1401.85},{"text":"with","start":1401.85,"end":1402.05},{"text":"the","start":1402.05,"end":1402.13},{"text":"northeast","start":1402.13,"end":1402.49},{"text":"Syria?","start":1402.49,"end":1402.89}]},{"text":"He just said he's kind of impressed.","start":1403.05,"end":1405.29,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1403.05,"end":1403.21},{"text":"just","start":1403.21,"end":1403.81},{"text":"said","start":1403.81,"end":1403.93},{"text":"he's","start":1404.01,"end":1404.41},{"text":"kind","start":1404.41,"end":1404.65},{"text":"of","start":1404.65,"end":1404.73},{"text":"impressed.","start":1404.73,"end":1405.29}]},{"text":"I mean, it's a good progress, but he didn't meet anyone from northeast Syria while he's meeting from people from other part of Syria.","start":1405.45,"end":1415.05,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1405.45,"end":1405.53},{"text":"mean,","start":1405.53,"end":1405.77},{"text":"it's","start":1405.77,"end":1406.13},{"text":"a","start":1406.65,"end":1406.73},{"text":"good","start":1406.73,"end":1406.89},{"text":"progress,","start":1406.89,"end":1408.01},{"text":"but","start":1408.01,"end":1408.25},{"text":"he","start":1408.49,"end":1408.65},{"text":"didn't","start":1408.65,"end":1409.17},{"text":"meet","start":1409.21,"end":1409.61},{"text":"anyone","start":1409.61,"end":1410.17},{"text":"from","start":1410.17,"end":1410.41},{"text":"northeast","start":1410.41,"end":1410.85},{"text":"Syria","start":1410.85,"end":1411.13},{"text":"while","start":1411.13,"end":1411.45},{"text":"he's","start":1411.45,"end":1411.73},{"text":"meeting","start":1411.73,"end":1412.17},{"text":"from","start":1412.41,"end":1412.97},{"text":"people","start":1413.37,"end":1413.89},{"text":"from","start":1413.89,"end":1414.17},{"text":"other","start":1414.17,"end":1414.41},{"text":"part","start":1414.41,"end":1414.57},{"text":"of","start":1414.57,"end":1414.65},{"text":"Syria.","start":1414.65,"end":1415.05}]},{"text":"That's my question.","start":1415.77,"end":1416.49,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"That's","start":1415.77,"end":1416.05},{"text":"my","start":1416.05,"end":1416.17},{"text":"question.","start":1416.17,"end":1416.49}]},{"text":"I'm just trying to understand why it's so difficult for him to make a statement specifically about that.","start":1416.49,"end":1421.69,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"I'm","start":1416.49,"end":1416.69},{"text":"just","start":1416.69,"end":1416.89},{"text":"trying","start":1416.89,"end":1417.09},{"text":"to","start":1417.09,"end":1417.17},{"text":"understand","start":1417.17,"end":1417.61},{"text":"why","start":1417.61,"end":1417.73},{"text":"it's","start":1417.73,"end":1417.97},{"text":"so","start":1417.97,"end":1418.05},{"text":"difficult","start":1418.05,"end":1418.53},{"text":"for","start":1418.57,"end":1418.81},{"text":"him","start":1418.81,"end":1419.05},{"text":"to","start":1419.53,"end":1419.69},{"text":"make","start":1419.69,"end":1419.89},{"text":"a","start":1419.89,"end":1419.93},{"text":"statement","start":1419.93,"end":1420.49},{"text":"specifically","start":1420.49,"end":1421.13},{"text":"about","start":1421.13,"end":1421.37},{"text":"that.","start":1421.37,"end":1421.69}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Sinan","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":39,"start":1422.33,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1423","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Well, like I said, he did deal with the issue of the Northeast.","start":1422.33,"end":1428.01,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"Well,","start":1422.33,"end":1422.81},{"text":"like","start":1423.53,"end":1423.81},{"text":"I","start":1423.81,"end":1423.85},{"text":"said,","start":1423.85,"end":1424.17},{"text":"he","start":1424.17,"end":1424.65},{"text":"did","start":1424.65,"end":1424.97},{"text":"deal","start":1425.61,"end":1426.17},{"text":"with","start":1426.17,"end":1426.33},{"text":"the","start":1426.33,"end":1426.41},{"text":"issue","start":1426.41,"end":1426.89},{"text":"of","start":1427.09,"end":1427.29},{"text":"the","start":1427.29,"end":1427.41},{"text":"Northeast.","start":1427.41,"end":1428.01}]},{"text":"He dealt with the issue of the SDF.","start":1428.01,"end":1430.09,"topics":[{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."}],"words":[{"text":"He","start":1428.01,"end":1428.17},{"text":"dealt","start":1428.17,"end":1428.65},{"text":"with","start":1428.65,"end":1428.85},{"text":"the","start":1428.85,"end":1428.93},{"text":"issue","start":1428.93,"end":1429.29},{"text":"of","start":1429.29,"end":1429.45},{"text":"the","start":1429.45,"end":1429.57},{"text":"SDF.","start":1429.57,"end":1430.09}]},{"text":"And as I explained to Namo as well, his trip was a bit shortened, so he wasn't able to go about the entire program of meetings that he would otherwise have tried.","start":1430.73,"end":1441.93,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"And","start":1430.73,"end":1431.29},{"text":"as","start":1431.37,"end":1431.61},{"text":"I","start":1431.61,"end":1431.65},{"text":"explained","start":1431.65,"end":1432.05},{"text":"to","start":1432.05,"end":1432.13},{"text":"Namo","start":1432.13,"end":1432.45},{"text":"as","start":1432.45,"end":1432.57},{"text":"well,","start":1432.57,"end":1432.97},{"text":"his","start":1434.57,"end":1434.81},{"text":"trip","start":1434.81,"end":1435.13},{"text":"was","start":1435.21,"end":1435.61},{"text":"a","start":1435.85,"end":1435.93},{"text":"bit","start":1435.93,"end":1436.17},{"text":"shortened,","start":1436.17,"end":1436.65},{"text":"so","start":1436.65,"end":1436.89},{"text":"he","start":1436.89,"end":1437.05},{"text":"wasn't","start":1437.05,"end":1437.41},{"text":"able","start":1437.41,"end":1437.57},{"text":"to","start":1437.57,"end":1437.65},{"text":"go","start":1437.65,"end":1437.81},{"text":"about","start":1437.81,"end":1438.25},{"text":"the","start":1438.25,"end":1438.37},{"text":"entire","start":1438.37,"end":1438.97},{"text":"program","start":1439.45,"end":1439.81},{"text":"of","start":1439.81,"end":1440.01},{"text":"meetings","start":1440.01,"end":1440.41},{"text":"that","start":1440.41,"end":1440.89},{"text":"he","start":1440.89,"end":1441.01},{"text":"would","start":1441.01,"end":1441.13},{"text":"otherwise","start":1441.13,"end":1441.49},{"text":"have","start":1441.49,"end":1441.61},{"text":"tried.","start":1441.61,"end":1441.93}]},{"text":"Yes, in the back.","start":1442.97,"end":1443.69,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Yes,","start":1442.97,"end":1443.21},{"text":"in","start":1443.21,"end":1443.29},{"text":"the","start":1443.29,"end":1443.37},{"text":"back.","start":1443.37,"end":1443.69}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":40,"start":1443.97,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1444","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Yeah, hi, Firearm. Mitch, Feature Story News.","start":1443.97,"end":1446.33,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Yeah,","start":1443.97,"end":1444.09},{"text":"hi,","start":1444.13,"end":1444.25},{"text":"Firearm.","start":1444.25,"end":1444.65},{"text":"Mitch,","start":1444.89,"end":1445.21},{"text":"Feature","start":1445.45,"end":1445.73},{"text":"Story","start":1445.73,"end":1445.97},{"text":"News.","start":1445.97,"end":1446.33}]},{"text":"You would have seen that there's a new entrant in the race for Secretary General in the last couple of days.","start":1446.49,"end":1450.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"You","start":1446.49,"end":1446.57},{"text":"would","start":1446.57,"end":1446.69},{"text":"have","start":1446.69,"end":1446.81},{"text":"seen","start":1446.81,"end":1446.93},{"text":"that","start":1446.93,"end":1447.05},{"text":"there's","start":1447.05,"end":1447.33},{"text":"a","start":1447.33,"end":1447.37},{"text":"new","start":1447.37,"end":1447.45},{"text":"entrant","start":1447.45,"end":1447.77},{"text":"in","start":1447.77,"end":1447.93},{"text":"the","start":1447.93,"end":1448.09},{"text":"race","start":1448.09,"end":1448.33},{"text":"for","start":1448.33,"end":1448.45},{"text":"Secretary","start":1448.45,"end":1448.97},{"text":"General","start":1448.97,"end":1449.37},{"text":"in","start":1449.37,"end":1449.45},{"text":"the","start":1449.45,"end":1449.53},{"text":"last","start":1449.53,"end":1449.77},{"text":"couple","start":1449.77,"end":1450.01},{"text":"of","start":1450.01,"end":1450.09},{"text":"days.","start":1450.09,"end":1450.57}]},{"text":"possibly a question for the Security Council, but are you aware this will delay the straw polling for a chance for informal dialogue to take place?","start":1451.01,"end":1459.33,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"possibly","start":1451.01,"end":1451.53},{"text":"a","start":1451.53,"end":1451.57},{"text":"question","start":1451.57,"end":1451.85},{"text":"for","start":1451.85,"end":1451.97},{"text":"the","start":1451.97,"end":1452.05},{"text":"Security","start":1452.05,"end":1452.45},{"text":"Council,","start":1452.45,"end":1452.81},{"text":"but","start":1452.81,"end":1452.93},{"text":"are","start":1452.93,"end":1453.01},{"text":"you","start":1453.01,"end":1453.13},{"text":"aware","start":1453.13,"end":1453.49},{"text":"this","start":1453.49,"end":1453.73},{"text":"will","start":1454.05,"end":1454.21},{"text":"delay","start":1454.21,"end":1454.61},{"text":"the","start":1454.61,"end":1454.81},{"text":"straw","start":1454.81,"end":1455.09},{"text":"polling","start":1455.09,"end":1455.73},{"text":"for","start":1457.01,"end":1457.33},{"text":"a","start":1457.41,"end":1457.45},{"text":"chance","start":1457.45,"end":1457.69},{"text":"for","start":1457.69,"end":1457.81},{"text":"informal","start":1457.81,"end":1458.13},{"text":"dialogue","start":1458.13,"end":1458.53},{"text":"to","start":1458.53,"end":1458.61},{"text":"take","start":1458.61,"end":1458.81},{"text":"place?","start":1458.81,"end":1459.33}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Mitch","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":41,"start":1459.65,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1460","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I believe my General Assembly colleague, Lenise, will let you know about this, but as far as I'm aware, the straw polling is to proceed on Friday.","start":1459.65,"end":1470.29,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1459.65,"end":1459.81},{"text":"believe","start":1459.81,"end":1460.09},{"text":"my","start":1460.09,"end":1460.21},{"text":"General","start":1460.21,"end":1460.53},{"text":"Assembly","start":1460.53,"end":1460.93},{"text":"colleague,","start":1460.93,"end":1461.33},{"text":"Lenise,","start":1461.33,"end":1461.89},{"text":"will","start":1461.89,"end":1462.29},{"text":"let","start":1462.37,"end":1462.81},{"text":"you","start":1462.81,"end":1462.89},{"text":"know","start":1462.89,"end":1463.09},{"text":"about","start":1463.09,"end":1463.33},{"text":"this,","start":1463.33,"end":1463.57},{"text":"but","start":1463.57,"end":1463.81},{"text":"as","start":1463.81,"end":1463.97},{"text":"far","start":1463.97,"end":1464.21},{"text":"as","start":1464.21,"end":1464.29},{"text":"I'm","start":1464.29,"end":1464.61},{"text":"aware,","start":1464.61,"end":1465.17},{"text":"the","start":1466.61,"end":1466.85},{"text":"straw","start":1466.85,"end":1467.09},{"text":"polling","start":1467.09,"end":1467.65},{"text":"is","start":1467.65,"end":1468.21},{"text":"to","start":1468.21,"end":1468.37},{"text":"proceed","start":1468.37,"end":1469.01},{"text":"on","start":1469.33,"end":1469.65},{"text":"Friday.","start":1469.65,"end":1470.29}]},{"text":"If there's any changes, she'll let you know.","start":1470.29,"end":1471.97,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"If","start":1470.29,"end":1470.37},{"text":"there's","start":1470.37,"end":1470.65},{"text":"any","start":1470.65,"end":1470.77},{"text":"changes,","start":1470.77,"end":1471.21},{"text":"she'll","start":1471.21,"end":1471.45},{"text":"let","start":1471.45,"end":1471.57},{"text":"you","start":1471.57,"end":1471.73},{"text":"know.","start":1471.73,"end":1471.97}]},{"text":"Bisan.","start":1473.09,"end":1473.37,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Bisan.","start":1473.09,"end":1473.37}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}},{"statement_number":42,"start":1473.37,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1474","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you.","start":1473.37,"end":1475.53,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":1473.37,"end":1473.53},{"text":"you.","start":1475.45,"end":1475.53}]},{"text":"Thank you.","start":1475.61,"end":1475.81,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"Thank","start":1475.61,"end":1475.73},{"text":"you.","start":1475.73,"end":1475.81}]},{"text":"Just wanted to ask you just a little bit more specifically on like the situation in Nablus, given that there was a siege, women were forced to give birth in an ambulance.","start":1476.13,"end":1486.21,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Just","start":1476.13,"end":1476.49},{"text":"wanted","start":1476.49,"end":1476.73},{"text":"to","start":1476.73,"end":1477.01},{"text":"ask","start":1477.01,"end":1477.37},{"text":"you","start":1477.37,"end":1477.49},{"text":"just","start":1477.61,"end":1477.77},{"text":"a","start":1477.77,"end":1477.81},{"text":"little","start":1477.81,"end":1478.05},{"text":"bit","start":1478.13,"end":1478.33},{"text":"more","start":1478.33,"end":1478.53},{"text":"specifically","start":1478.53,"end":1479.41},{"text":"on","start":1479.41,"end":1479.81},{"text":"like","start":1479.81,"end":1480.01},{"text":"the","start":1480.01,"end":1480.13},{"text":"situation","start":1480.13,"end":1480.77},{"text":"in","start":1480.77,"end":1480.85},{"text":"Nablus,","start":1480.85,"end":1481.33},{"text":"given","start":1481.33,"end":1481.69},{"text":"that","start":1481.69,"end":1481.97},{"text":"there","start":1481.97,"end":1482.13},{"text":"was","start":1482.13,"end":1482.29},{"text":"a","start":1482.29,"end":1482.37},{"text":"siege,","start":1482.37,"end":1483.09},{"text":"women","start":1483.49,"end":1483.89},{"text":"were","start":1483.89,"end":1484.29},{"text":"forced","start":1484.29,"end":1484.73},{"text":"to","start":1484.73,"end":1484.81},{"text":"give","start":1484.81,"end":1485.01},{"text":"birth","start":1485.01,"end":1485.45},{"text":"in","start":1485.45,"end":1485.65},{"text":"an","start":1485.65,"end":1485.73},{"text":"ambulance.","start":1485.73,"end":1486.21}]},{"text":"I know you mentioned the situation in the West Bank, but do you have anything more specific on Nablus and the humanitarian situation there?","start":1486.21,"end":1492.05,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"I","start":1486.21,"end":1486.29},{"text":"know","start":1486.29,"end":1486.53},{"text":"you","start":1486.53,"end":1486.69},{"text":"mentioned","start":1486.69,"end":1487.21},{"text":"the","start":1487.21,"end":1487.29},{"text":"situation","start":1487.29,"end":1487.73},{"text":"in","start":1487.73,"end":1487.81},{"text":"the","start":1487.81,"end":1487.89},{"text":"West","start":1487.89,"end":1488.05},{"text":"Bank,","start":1488.05,"end":1488.21},{"text":"but","start":1488.21,"end":1488.33},{"text":"do","start":1488.33,"end":1488.41},{"text":"you","start":1488.41,"end":1488.49},{"text":"have","start":1488.49,"end":1488.65},{"text":"anything","start":1488.65,"end":1489.01},{"text":"more","start":1489.01,"end":1489.25},{"text":"specific","start":1489.25,"end":1489.73},{"text":"on","start":1489.73,"end":1489.93},{"text":"Nablus","start":1489.93,"end":1490.25},{"text":"and","start":1490.25,"end":1490.37},{"text":"the","start":1490.37,"end":1490.45},{"text":"humanitarian","start":1490.45,"end":1491.17},{"text":"situation","start":1491.17,"end":1491.73},{"text":"there?","start":1491.73,"end":1492.05}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Bisan","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":null}},{"statement_number":43,"start":1493.65,"pageUrl":"/es/briefing/sg/2026-07-27?lang=en&t=1494","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Well, just what I said at the start of this briefing about our concerns about the violence there.","start":1493.65,"end":1500.13,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"Well,","start":1493.65,"end":1494.05},{"text":"just","start":1494.61,"end":1495.05},{"text":"what","start":1495.05,"end":1495.21},{"text":"I","start":1495.21,"end":1495.25},{"text":"said","start":1495.25,"end":1495.57},{"text":"at","start":1495.57,"end":1495.65},{"text":"the","start":1495.65,"end":1495.73},{"text":"start","start":1495.73,"end":1496.13},{"text":"of","start":1496.13,"end":1496.53},{"text":"this","start":1496.53,"end":1496.93},{"text":"briefing","start":1497.65,"end":1498.13},{"text":"about","start":1498.13,"end":1498.29},{"text":"our","start":1498.29,"end":1498.37},{"text":"concerns","start":1498.37,"end":1498.85},{"text":"about","start":1498.85,"end":1499.09},{"text":"the","start":1499.09,"end":1499.21},{"text":"violence","start":1499.21,"end":1499.73},{"text":"there.","start":1499.73,"end":1500.13}]},{"text":"But certainly, as we made clear last Friday as well, we were very concerned about the violence happening, and we've called for accountability for all the various actions that have happened in Nablus and the West Bank over the recent days.","start":1501.17,"end":1518.61,"topics":[{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}],"words":[{"text":"But","start":1501.17,"end":1501.97},{"text":"certainly,","start":1502.05,"end":1502.77},{"text":"as","start":1503.73,"end":1504.13},{"text":"we","start":1504.13,"end":1504.29},{"text":"made","start":1504.29,"end":1504.45},{"text":"clear","start":1504.45,"end":1504.73},{"text":"last","start":1504.73,"end":1504.97},{"text":"Friday","start":1504.97,"end":1505.33},{"text":"as","start":1505.33,"end":1505.49},{"text":"well,","start":1505.49,"end":1505.89},{"text":"we","start":1505.89,"end":1506.13},{"text":"were","start":1506.13,"end":1506.69},{"text":"very","start":1507.49,"end":1507.97},{"text":"concerned","start":1507.97,"end":1508.69},{"text":"about","start":1508.69,"end":1509.09},{"text":"the","start":1509.09,"end":1509.37},{"text":"violence","start":1509.37,"end":1509.69},{"text":"happening,","start":1509.69,"end":1510.17},{"text":"and","start":1510.17,"end":1510.37},{"text":"we've","start":1510.37,"end":1510.85},{"text":"called","start":1510.85,"end":1511.33},{"text":"for","start":1512.21,"end":1512.61},{"text":"accountability","start":1512.61,"end":1513.57},{"text":"for","start":1513.57,"end":1513.81},{"text":"all","start":1513.81,"end":1513.97},{"text":"the","start":1513.97,"end":1514.05},{"text":"various","start":1514.05,"end":1514.37},{"text":"actions","start":1514.37,"end":1514.85},{"text":"that","start":1514.85,"end":1514.97},{"text":"have","start":1514.97,"end":1515.09},{"text":"happened","start":1515.09,"end":1515.65},{"text":"in","start":1515.97,"end":1516.25},{"text":"Nablus","start":1516.25,"end":1516.69},{"text":"and","start":1516.69,"end":1516.89},{"text":"the","start":1516.89,"end":1517.01},{"text":"West","start":1517.01,"end":1517.25},{"text":"Bank","start":1517.25,"end":1517.57},{"text":"over","start":1517.57,"end":1517.73},{"text":"the","start":1517.73,"end":1517.85},{"text":"recent","start":1517.85,"end":1518.25},{"text":"days.","start":1518.25,"end":1518.61}]},{"text":"All right, have a good afternoon, everyone.","start":1520.09,"end":1521.57,"topics":[],"words":[{"text":"All","start":1520.09,"end":1520.17},{"text":"right,","start":1520.17,"end":1520.45},{"text":"have","start":1520.53,"end":1520.73},{"text":"a","start":1520.73,"end":1520.77},{"text":"good","start":1520.77,"end":1520.93},{"text":"afternoon,","start":1520.93,"end":1521.25},{"text":"everyone.","start":1521.25,"end":1521.57}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Farhan","affiliation":"UN Secretariat","affiliation_full":"UN Secretariat","group":null,"function":"Spokesperson"}}],"topics":[{"key":"syria-transition","label":"Syria’s Political Transition","description":"A major focus was the progress of Syria’s political transition, including UN support for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous future. The discussion also linked transition to sanctions relief, economic recovery, institution-building, and sustained international engagement."},{"key":"syrian-inclusion","label":"Inclusive Representation in Syria","description":"Speakers repeatedly addressed whether Syria’s transition is genuinely inclusive of its diverse communities. Particular attention was given to the participation of women, civil society, and Kurdish actors from northeastern Syria, including questions about engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces."},{"key":"two-state-solution","label":"The Two-State Solution","description":"The discussion repeatedly returned to the concern that settlement expansion, violence, and broader Israeli measures are undermining the viability of the two-state solution. The UN framed this diplomatic objective as essential to achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace."},{"key":"peacekeeping-security","label":"Peacekeeping and International Security Arrangements","description":"The proceedings covered UN peacekeeping and monitoring roles in several conflict settings, including Cyprus, southern Lebanon, and the Syria-Israel area. Questions also touched on possible international forces in Gaza and how such deployments would relate to UN responsibilities and existing diplomatic arrangements."},{"key":"west-bank-settlements","label":"West Bank Settlements and Settler Violence","description":"The statements highlighted Israeli settlement expansion and the legalization of outposts in the occupied West Bank, along with rising settler violence. The UN position that settlements have no legal validity under international law was reiterated, and questions were raised about accountability and how such violence should be classified."},{"key":"palestinian-humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Civilian Protection in Palestine","description":"Several exchanges focused on the humanitarian impact of violence and movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This included displacement, blocked access to medical care and livelihoods, the siege conditions in places such as Nablus, and the UN’s humanitarian role in Gaza-related arrangements."}]}}