On 5 December 2023, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and his Deputy Najat Rochdi convened a digital townhall meeting open to all Civil Society Support Room (CSSR) participants to respond to questions they have sent ahead of the meeting regarding the state, developments, and next steps for the political process, the impact of regional developments on the conflict, and the efforts to deepen the inclusion of Syrians in the process, among other issues.
Over two hours of live virtual engagement, the Special Envoy and his Deputy gave an update on the state and challenges of the political process, highlighted their ongoing efforts to create momentum for the process, and answered dozens of questions from participants, fielded additional questions posed live by the participants during the meeting.
Reacting to the high volume of engagement from the participants’ side, the Special Envoy and Deputy Special Envoy promised to repeat this format of engagement in the near future as part of the CSSR working plan for the year 2024.