UN envoy calls for increased aid for Syria in Damascus visit | UN News
Increased humanitarian aid is needed in Syria amid “immense” changes that offer hope to a nation emerging from a 13-year-long war, the top UN envoy for the country said after his arrival in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday.
Services, public order and security
The second challenge is to ensure that state institutions are operational, he said, with service delivery, public order and security being “extremely important”.
On the humanitarian crisis, he said it was necessary to ensure that Syria receives “immediate increased humanitarian assistance” for the population and for all refugees who want to return.
“This is extremely important,” he stressed.
End impunity and jump start the economy
As for the issue of economic recovery, he said “we need to make sure that this is resolved quickly.”
“We hope to see a quick end to sanctions, so that we can really see a rallying around the reconstruction of Syria.”
He also considered it necessary that justice be done. He said the perpetrators of crimes across the country must be held accountable.
“We must ensure that this happens through a credible justice system, and that we will not see any revenge," Mr. Pedersen said.
