Journalists press why UN, not transitional authorities, is leading missing-persons work
Reporters asked why the United Nations rather than transitional or national authorities is handling the missing-persons effort; Quintana said the institution exists because families requested it and that it works for Syrians regardless of which authorities are in power.
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A correspondent asked why the task of finding missing Syrians falls to a United Nations institution rather than to national or transitional authorities. "Why is it the task for the UN staff to do this, not for this furious regime or transitional regime?" the questioner said, criticizing the UN and powerful states for failing to prevent disappearances.
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