UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen set to meet a ceasefire task force to discuss the need for calm after two earthquakes devastated the region
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said he will meet a ceasefire task force to discuss the need for calm after two earthquakes devastated the region.
"We need calm on the ground. Something that I will be stressing when I'm meeting tomorrow with the ceasefire task force here in Geneva," Pedersen said at a news conference on Wednesday. The earthquakes that struck the region last month have also acted as a wake-up call to the world that the Syrian tragedy is "far from over," he said, noting that after 12 years of war and conflict, Syrians have been struck by a terrible natural disaster."We need to take this attention and see if it can help us unlock progress on the way forward, " he said.
"Without the political solution, Syrian suffering will endure," he said. "All the challenges that existed pre-earthquake still remain and I think this is extremely important." The envoy said no existing group or actors "can resolve this conflict alone" before adding: "There needs to be a genuine Syrian-led and own political process facilitated by the United Nations. There needs to be a coordinated international effort in support of this with all key players working in a coherent effort.
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