MADRID 24 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, warned this Wednesday before the UN Security Council that open conflicts in neighboring countries generate a humanitarian “storm” in the country, which is involved in a civil conflict. –which later also involved external forces– since 2011.
Pedersen, who has referred to an increase in Israeli attacks in the country in recent months and the displacement of Syrian and Lebanese refugees, said that the spike in violence has “dangerously catalyzed the conflict” in the northwest and northeast of Syria, warning of “a military, humanitarian and economic storm” in an “already devastated Syria, with dangerous and unpredictable consequences.
“I want to issue a clear warning: the regional spread to Syria is alarming and could get much worse, with serious consequences for Syria and international peace and security,” he said during his monthly update on his mandate, which examines the political process and humanitarian situation in Syria.
Faced with this situation, the UN envoy has stressed that “Syrians today need the urgent protection provided by detente and the necessary support to face one crisis after another”, highlighting the need to restore the country’s sovereignty and resume the political process. facilitated by the United Nations, despite the fact that it has been “stalled for a long time, in the midst of a spiral of regional tensions and conflicts.”
Thus, he has called for the protection of Syria from the regional conflict and the reduction of tensions in neighboring countries, since they “threaten to undo the ceasefire agreements that have prevailed” in recent years. For this reason, he has maintained that “all actors”, including Israel, must comply with International Humanitarian Law.”
Since September 23, more than 425,000 people have fled Lebanon to Syria, 72 percent of whom are Syrians, of whom almost 60 percent are children. The UN is supporting the work of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and other partners to provide immediate basic assistance to the new arrivals.
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