Nickolay Mladenov

Hamas using power vacuum to regain control of Gaza, security establishment fears

An official explained that a major problem has arisen due to on-the-ground dynamics. "Hamas is dragging its feet, and the US is finding it difficult to apply leverage on it," he noted.

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.
Officials listen to presentations on the work of the Gaza Executive Board during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Board of Peace representatives preparing for first visit to Gaza Strip - report

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza. The offer conveyed by Hamas presupposes that the Board of Peace and its Palestinian administrative committee are up and running, but this is not the case currently, the writer says.

Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm

Palestinian women walk past buildings damaged during the war at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, March 31, 2026.

BoP head Mladenov publishes roadmap for Gaza peace plan


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.

Mladenov: Annexation is a big threat to peace

The UN envoy said annexation "will have legal, political and security implications that will be difficult to deal with, damage prospects for peace, and encourage radicalization on all sides.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov

'Israelis, Palestinians must fight for peace as if its COVID-19’

‘We have seen cooperation and we have seen confrontation. But what we really need to see is Palestinians and Israelis coming together not just to fight the virus, but to fight for peace’

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

Israel loans PA money, FM warns against Palestinian COVID-19 crisis

Mladenov meets with Kahlon and Rivlin on aid to West Bank, Gaza

Allies of the Machane Yehuda market stand empty due to coronavirus

Mladenov: Israel must help Palestinians economically survive coronavirus

Earlier this week, Nickolay Mladenov warned about the potential financial collapse of the Palestinian Authority.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov

European ambassadors hold Jerusalem meeting with Israel over E1 fears

Those who participated in the meeting were; Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

A view of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim February 25, 2020.