Nickolay Mladenov

Rafah crossing to open next week amid search for Ran Gvili's remains, Gaza officials say

"I am pleased to announce the Rafah crossing will open next week in both directions. For Palestinians in Gaza, Rafah is more than a gate. It is a lifeline and symbol of opportunity," Shaath said.

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025
Palestinians stand near the rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2026

As Israel pushes back, Gaza becomes testing ground for emerging post-war governance - analysis

 Nickolay Mladenov, the then-United Nations Secretary-General Special Representative to the Middle East, during his visit to the West Bank city of Hebron, November 4, 2015

Who are Trump's Gaza Board of Peace appointments - and what do they mean for Israel? - explainer

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

Former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov meets top PA official as Gaza Board of Peace plan moves forward


Mladenov: “Extremism rising, risk of war looms large" in Gaza, West Bank

The Palestinians, who are the weaker people in the conflict, need international support more than ever, Mladenov said.

Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip February 15, 2019.

Mladenov slams settler violence after Israeli stabbed, Palestinian killed

“Israel must put an end to settler violence & bring those responsible to justice,” tweets UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov.

  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

U.N.'s Mladenov: Gaza war threat still high as northern border heats up

Leah Goldin responded sharply to Mladenov's comments shortly later, saying, "When I spoke with him and implored him to help bring my son's body back from Hamas, he was not willing to help me."

A Palestinian woman bathes her son with water from a tank, filled by a charity, inside their dwelling in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip

Hamas to U.N.: Support Palestinian right to bear arms against Israel

The UN, through its Middle East Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov, is working together with Egypt to reconcile Hamas and Fatah.

Palestinians celebrate the resignation of Israel's Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman as a woman holds a picture of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh, in Gaza City November 14, 2018

U.N.'s Mladenov hints that Iran trying to spark Gaza war

“There are forces out there that want to disrupt that agreement and push us all into the abyss of a confrontation."

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov

Mladenov condemns Palestinian death allegedly caused by Jewish extremist

Israeli police and the Shin Bet are investigating the possibility that a Jewish extremist threw the stone.

NICKOLAY MLADENOV

UN official: Palestinian glorification of Fuld terror attack reprehensible

“Hamas leaders continued to incite violence, with one senior official speaking of “cleansing Palestine of the filth of Jews,” and threatening to decapitate Israeli leaders,” Mladenov reported.

NICKOLAY MLADENOV

Is key Gaza negotiator UN’s Nickolay Mladenov leaving his post?

During his three years at the UN Security Council, he maintained strong ties with both Israelis and Palestinians.

 UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nockolay Mladenov

Comment: Was the peace process doomed to failure from the start?

Current diplomatic efforts to prevent war between Israel and Hamas, end the intra-Palestinian divide and forge a comprehensive regional peace appear doomed to failure.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Monroe Room of the State Department in Washington September 2, 2010.

Bennett after U.N. meeting: Israel must avoid Iran driven two-front war

“Iran's goal is to simultaneously entangle Israel on many fronts,” Bennett tweeted after his meeting with Mladenov.

Naftali Bennett