UN aid chief makes final appeal to end Syria's despair
Outgoing UN aid chief Valerie Amos made a final appeal Thursday to world powers to take action to end Syria's four-year war, saying it had brought more despair than ever thought possible, AFP reports.
In her final report to the Security Council, Amos presented a list of atrocities, from the bombing of a market to attacks on medical facilities, blocked aid deliveries and the use of chlorine to terrorize civilians.
"For more than four years, we have watched Syria descend into deeper depths of despair, surpassing what even the most pessimistic observers thought possible," said Amos.
"I know that there are no easy answers or quick fixes," she told the 15-member council.
"We cannot leave Syrians abandoned to hopelessness and further despair."