Nickolay Mladenov

Gaza's catch-22: Trump's peace plan caught between Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal - analysis

With Israeli elections making it impossible for officials to offer a solution on Gaza, the US will need to act in order to change the situation and take Hamas out.

Palestinians are seen walking in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, August 12, 2026
Masked gunmen from the Qassam brigade, the militia wing of Hamas, attend the funeral of Mazen Faqha in Gaza City, Saturday, March, 25, 2017. The former Palestinian prisoner whom Israel sent to Gaza after his release was found shot dead at the entrance of his house in Gaza City.

Mladenov tells UNSC that IDF, Hamas are causing Gaza ceasefire to unravel

Smoke and a fire ball rise during an Israeli strike, carried out after the military warned Palestinian residents to evacuate the area of al-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2026.

Board of Peace demands Israel comply with Gaza ceasefire, calls for end to kite attacks

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

US-Hamas channel has value, but only if terrorists disappear from Gaza’s future - editorial


UN, EU denounce IDF shooting dead of Palestinian teen during protest

A Palestinian teen, was killed on Friday while attending a protest in the village of Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah.

Mourners take part in the funeral of Palestinian teenager Ali Abu Alia in al-Mughayyir village near Ramallah in the West Bank, December 5, 2020.

Mladenov’s Libya appointment on hold until replacement found

No timeline has been set for the process of seeking a replacement.

UN SPECIAL Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN in New York in 2017.

Mladenov: PA at risk of economic collapse unless ties with Israel renewed

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov urged Israel to lift some of its restrictions on the movement of goods and people between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

  Nickolay Mladenov: We are very much at the early stages of this [reconciliation] process, and there are too many things that can go wrong, and most of them probably will

Mladenov: UN focus now on avoiding war, less on Israeli-Palestinian talks

Among the necessary steps forward are a reconciliation between Palestinian factions such as Hamas and Fatah for Palestinian election to take place.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Nickolay Mladenov is seen addressing The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference.

My Word: Driven to distraction by the UN

The UN recognized Israeli independence more than 70 years ago. It obviously hasn’t forgiven itself.

Nickolay Mladenov, UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, briefs the Security Council from Jerusalem in 2018

Mladenov warns: PA at risk of total collapse due to COVID-19, annexation

During the first wave of the virus Mladenov praised the joint Israeli-Palestinian efforts to combat the disease.

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

UN warns it cannot replace the Palestinian Authority

He referenced in particularly the permit system that allowed Palestinians in Gaza to leave the Strip, so they could receive emergency medical care in Israel.

The United Nations Security Council, February 28, 2020

UN envoy Mladenov: The region cannot afford another war

Mladenov cautioned that unilateral action by Israel in applying sovereignty to parts of the West Bank will radically change facts on the ground

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

Guterres calls on Israel to ‘abandon’ annexation, urges Quartet-led talks

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at a “watershed moment,” Guterres said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres‏

UN official: Mladenov didn't claim Ashkenazi is thwarting annexation

A senior UN source claimed that Ashkenazi and the Foreign Ministry were working behind the scenes to halt any annexation efforts.

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.