UN envoy: Turkey cannot shoulder Syria's tragedy alone

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Turkey's UN envoy tells General Assembly panel that international community cannot turn its back on the Syrian tragedy

The international community cannot leave the Syria tragedy on Turkey's shoulders.

Feridun Sinirlioglu spoke at a UN General Assembly panel on the human rights situation in Syria and reiterated that Turkey hosts 4 million Syrians who have fled a violent crackdown by the Bashar al Assad regime in March 2011. "The international community cannot turn its back on this tragedy and leave it only on our shoulders," said Sinirlioglu. "Three million people in the northwest rely entirely on lifeline UN cross-border operations conducted from Turkey."The Turkish envoy also called for the opening of additional crossing points to enable the UN to reach those in need through direct routes.

At his opening remarks of the panel, UNGA President Volkan Bozkir said 10 years on, the Syrian conflict and its effects are far from over.

 

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