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UN highlights Syria recovery obstacles; Somalia floods and Haiti displacement strain humanitarian response, funding low
Summary
The UN summarized separate humanitarian and development challenges: an IOM report on barriers to Syrian returnees, Somalia floods that killed and affected thousands, and large displacement in Haiti, while funding shortfalls limit responses.
The United Nations briefed reporters on multiple humanitarian and recovery challenges around the world.
Syria: Farhan said the UN special envoy for Syria, Garrett Peterson, welcomed recent statements regarding the cessation of sanctions and said sanctions relief is “crucial to enabling the delivery of essential services, including health and education, reviving the Syrian economy, unlocking meaningful support from the region, and enabling many Syrians to contribute actively to a national effort to rebuild their country.” The briefing cited a new International Organization for Migration report saying lack of economic opportunities and essential services presents the…
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