UN ‘stands with Syria at this pivotal moment,’ says chief Guterres

The UN “stands with Syria at this pivotal moment,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he arrived in Damascus on Saturday, the first visit by a UN chief to the country since Ban Ki-moon in 2009.

“I have just arrived in Damascus for a visit of solidarity,” Guterres said on US social media platform X.

“My message is clear: The UN stands with Syria at this pivotal moment & I appeal to the international community to spare no effort to support the people of Syria as well.”