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Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting ASG for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on Syria, 22 June 2026
By UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at ReliefWeb
· June 22, 2026
· 5 min read
. New York, 22 June 2026 As delivered Madam President, A better future for Syria remains within reach. After more than a decade of crisis, there is now a genuine opportunity to help Syrians move from survival towards recovery. There are clear signs of progress towards recovery, reconstruction and de
Key takeaway 6 million refugees and nearly 2 million internally displaced people have returned.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 22, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? . New York, 22 June 2026 As delivered Madam President, A better future for Syria remains within reach. After more than a decade of crisis, there is now a genuine opportunity to help Syrians move from survival towards recovery. There are clear signs of progress towards recovery, reconstruction and de
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