United Nations, 29 Sep – RIA Novosti. The special representative of the UN Secretary General on Syria, Geir Pedersen, called on the government and all parties to the conflict in Syria to immediately release the detained persons on the background of the threat of the spread of coronavirus in the country.
“I have long urged the parties to proceed to large-scale and unilateral release of prisoners and abductees, as well as to more significant action on missing” – said Pedersen, speaking at a meeting of the UN security Council.
“the Pandemic makes this humanitarian task the most urgent than ever. I continue to urge the Syrian government and all Syrian parties to follow the example of governments around the world and the release of detainees”, – he stressed.
According to him, it is necessary to curb the spread of the virus in Syria.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, there have been recorded more than 2.9 million cases of infection, more than 202 thousand people died.
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