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UN envoy urges int l diplomacy to end Syria war
By IANS |
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Tue, Mar 16 2021 9:12 IST |
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UN envoy urges int l diplomacy to end Syria war. Image Source: IANS News
Damascus, March 16 : UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has called for more international diplomacy to end the ongoing war, suggesting the need for a new format of international engagement and discussion. Yes, the Syrian parties must negotiate a settlement in a Syrian-led process and they need to show the political will to do so. But I am absolutely convinced that they will not progress far if a Syrian-led process is not supported by a constructive international diplomacy on Syria, he told the Security Council in a briefing on Monday.
Another 200,000 people are missing, according to the war monitor.
Unemployment and poverty
The war has had a particular impact on poverty. The UN Development Programme said in July last year that 90 per cent of Syria s population was living below the poverty line.
It comes as no surprise that Syria recorded a 54 per cent unemployment rate in 2019, according to the UN s Humanitarian Needs Overview.
A record 12.4 million Syrians – nearly 60 per cent of the population – are now food insecure, new data from the UN World Food Programme found.
The Syrian pound has devalued by 98 per cent to the US dollar on the black market over the last decade. Food prices are 33 times higher compared to the five-year prewar average, the UN food agency said.