Nickolay Mladenov

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

Israeli officials warned the BoP on Sunday that Israel would escalate its activity in the Gaza Strip if the launches were not halted within 72 hours, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.

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.
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

President Isaac Herzog met with US Special Envoy Jared Kushner and Nikolay Mladenov, the Director-General of the US President Trump's Board of Peace, August 17, 2026.

US general to oversee transfer of Hamas weapons to Gaza gov't, ISF under Israel-US deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Trump hints at endorsing candidate in Israeli election, despite calling it best to 'stay out'


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

The emergence of a Palestinian technocratic governing committee alongside Trump’s US-backed Board of Peace has triggered sharp Israeli backlash, exposing cabinet rifts and deep unease.

Palestinians stand near the rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2026

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

In addition to the Board of Peace, there are other layers of advisors and entities that will be involved in executing US President Donald Trump’s vision for Gaza. But, how will they work?

 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

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

Trump is expected to announce the composition of the board, an important component of Trump's phased plan to halt the war between Israel and Hamas, this month, possibly as early as next week.

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

Nickolay Mladenov: Israelis, Palestinians lose envoy of peace

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: For six years, Nickolay Mladenov was the behind-the-scenes official who kept the wheels of a two-state solution moving

NICKOLAY MLADENOV – he won the confidence and trust of all the relevant players.

Normalization deals can benefit Palestinians - Mladenov to NYT

"Neither Israel nor the Arab countries will want to ruin the treaty, giving other countries leverage in Israel."

NICKOLAY MLADENOV

Netanyahu, Mladenov meet for last time

During the five-year period that he has held his office, Mladenov has briefed the UNSC monthly on the situation on the ground.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov

Mladenov urges two states, not one as he bid farewell to UNSC

"For all our collective efforts, the only way forward out of the one-state reality that we increasingly face on the ground is through engagement between the parties and not through violence."

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

KKL-JNF sends off Mladenov with farewell ceremony in Jerusalem

As per KKL-JNF's tradition, the speeches and gifts were followed by tree planting.

KKL-JNF and the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs hold farewell ceremony for UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov

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.