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Geir Pedersen, the United Nations' special envoy to Syria, speaks to journalists in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.AP video

UN calls for ‘free and fair’ elections in Syria

  • UN special envoy Geir Pedersen said “there is a lot of hope that we can now see the beginning of a new Syria”
  • Calling for immediate humanitarian assistance, he also said he hoped to see an end to international sanctions
By AFP ·