Immediate de-escalation 'only antidote' to conflict in Syria

By UN News

Oct 30, 2023 8:55 am

The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Monday warned that civilians there are facing the 'terrifying' prospect of a potential wider escalation given the uptick in violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Briefing the Security Council, Geir Pedersen said the country had been in a 'strategic stalemate' since March 2020, with the brutal conflict now marked by static front lines, persistent violence, and sporadic escalation in fighting.

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The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Monday warned that civilians there are facing the 'terrifying' prospect of a potential wider escalation given the uptick in violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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