Geyer Otto Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria at the United Nations; They announced that more than 16 million people in the country need help.
The special envoy pointed out that the number is the highest since the start of the war in Syria.
Geyer Otto Pedersen urged the international community to play a constructive role in making the discussions between the Syrian government and opposition forces fruitful.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are currently 23.2 million people living in Syria.
by Nardos Tamirat
2024-03-16
