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UN Ne's Centre : ''';un;or! programmes,+ he added! ) ut more can andmust be done!+

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1 February - $n the (ake of a )heinous+ terrorist bombing outside 3amascus yesterday,(hich reportedly killed more than B0 people, :nited ;ations 8ecretary-4eneral an Ii-moon today urged 8yrian 4overnment and opposition negotiators at :;-mediated talks in4eneva to )agree on immediate improvements to 8yria#s dire humanitarian situation!+

)Eesterday#s gruesome attacks coincided (ith the start of the 4eneva talks! "he 8ecretary-4eneral underlines that the 8yrian people e*pect to see credible negotiations in 4eneva!"hey deserve more than the false choice bet(een e*tremism and repression,+ said astatement issued by Mr! an#s spokesperson!

"he bombings, claimed by 3a#esh Jalso kno(n as the $slamic 8tate of $ra7 and the 5evant, or $8$5K, carried out near the8ayidda Zeinab shrine in southern 3amascus reportedly left some B0 people dead and may (ounded more than100 (oundedothers!

'ondemning the )heinous+ bombing, the 8ecretary-4eneral in his statement e*tended his deepest condolences to the bereaved families and (ishes a speedy recovery to the in9ured and stressed that those responsible for such attacks oncivilians must be held accountable!

;oting that the attacks occurred as the :;-facilitated intra-8yrian talks got under (ay in 4eneva, Mr! an said in thestatement that it is essential that that the representatives of the 8yrian government and the 8yrian opposition agree onimmediate improvements to 8yria#s dire humanitarian situation, a political transition that meets the aspirations of the 8yrian

people, and a parallel ceasefire!

)"hese talks must produce an outcome that allo(s ordinary 8yrians to decide on their future,+ said the :; chief urging all parties to seize the rare diplomatic opportunity provided by the talks!

)$t is also incumbent upon the members of the $nternational 8yria 8upport 4roup


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UN Ne's Centre : ''';un;or!ital humanitarian funding, ho(ever, is conspicuous by its absence,+ he said! )$am appealing today to the international community, on behalf of the most vulnerable in 5ibya, for a hand up and not a handout! "he humanitarian situation needs to be addressed no(,+ he added!


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UN Ne's Centre : ''';un;or!ice-.resident of urundi Foseph utore, among otherofficials, stressing that the :nited ;ations is )very much committed to bring peace and stability, and human dignity to

urundian people!+

%esponding to 7uestions on the deployment of : peacekeepers in urundi, Mr! an stressed that the urundian

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)"his continent has endured discrimination of the (orst kind! My dream is that frica (ill provide a shining e*ample to the(orld of tolerance, understanding, and respect for human rights,+ he said!

"he :; chief (ent on to say that the historic agreements reached last year on the /0C0 genda for 8ustainable3evelopment and the .aris greement on climate change represent a victory for all inhabitants of the planet and the planetitself!

)"hey (ould not have been concluded (ithout the meaningful participation of frican 8tates! "he commitment to limit therise in global temperature is of paramount importance to frica, the continent that has contributed the least to climatechange but is likely to suffer the most,+ he e*plained, noting that the ob9ectives of the 1@ 8ustainable 3evelopment 4oals

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