Decade of conflict triggering ‘slow tsunami’ across Syria, Security Council hears

After a decade of conflict, economic collapse compounded by COVID-19, corruption and mismanagement, the UN Syrian envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday that “a slow tsunami” is now “crashing across Syria”.

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