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Special UN officials call for ‘fast and broad’ easing of sanctions as Syria faces fragile transition

UN officials call for ‘fast and broad’ easing of sanctions as Syria faces fragile transition

  • ‘Some steps have been taken but more is needed if Syrians are to be given the chance to recover,’ the UN’s special envoy for Syria tells Security Council
  • The country faces ‘immense challenges,’ and requires ‘serious international support’ in the form of investment in reconstruction, and funding for humanitarian aid
By Ephrem Kossaify ·
UN special envoy for Syria calls for sanctions relief following Assad’s fall

UN special envoy for Syria calls for sanctions relief following Assad’s fall

By AP ·
‘Inclusive’ Syria transition vital to avert ‘new civil war’: UN envoy

‘Inclusive’ Syria transition vital to avert ‘new civil war’: UN envoy

By AFP ·
Two women walk past a destroyed building at the Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus. (AFP)

Saudi foreign minister discusses Syria with UN envoy

By Arab News ·
UN special envoy cautiously optimistic over possibility of ‘a new Syria’

UN special envoy cautiously optimistic over possibility of ‘a new Syria’

By Ephrem Kossaify ·

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