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


‘Give peace a chance,’ U.N. envoy tells Palestinians

“I have to appeal to all parents of children in Gaza today to step back and keep the protests peaceful.”

A Palestinian man inspects a destroyed Islamic Jihad military base after it was targeted by an Israeli warplane, at the southern Gaza Strip May 30, 2018

U.N: Israel’s ban on commercial goods for Gaza could escalate conflict

“Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza should also do their part by maintaining calm, stopping incendiary kites and preventing other provocations,” said Nickolay Mladenov.

A Palestinian man rides on a truck carrying fruits as it arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, July 10, 2018

U.N. Envoy: Another Gaza war could spark a regional conflict

Mladenov explained that the UN has had a critical role in reducing the possibility of an outbreak of violence in Gaza.

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Gaza, May 29, 2018

U.N. official: World should rehabilitate Gaza only if Hamas halts violence

Measures should be used “to get from those responsible for the situation in Gaza [Hamas] a commitment to keep the situation quiet."

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

Sources: Cabinet to decide on Gaza recovery options, including U.N. offer

In the project, factories and infrastructure to aid the recovery of Gaza would be established in the Sinai peninsula, and perhaps the Strip itself.

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Gaza, May 29, 2018

Mladenov says urgent action needed to avoid another war in Gaza

The Palestinian Authority’s failure to pay employees in Gaza has also added to the “explosive situation in the Strip,” he said.

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

UN coordinator Mladenov: Settlement building not moral response to murder

“I strongly denounce the expansion of the settlement enterprise as compensation for Israeli deaths,” United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said.

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

New UN deputy coordinator for West Bank named

McGoldrick will work directly under current Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process H.E. Nickolay E. Mladenov.

U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick addresses a news conference in Sanaa, Yemen March 28, 2017

UN envoy: Gaza on verge of ‘total systems collapse’

From the UN's perspective, the two-state solution is the only viable option.

A GIRL WALKS by the remains of a house in the northern Gaza Strip that was destroyed during Operation Protective Edge.

Security council members push Trump for detailed Mideast peace proposal

US Envoy Haley insists Washington can remain a credible broker between Israelis and Palestinians despite displays of Palestinian anger.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, US, December 8, 2017.