Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, is seen upon her return to the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 5, 2013. Amos, who arrived here earlier in the day, is on a two-day visit to discuss the humanitarian conditions in this war-torn country. (Xinhua/Bassem Tellawi)
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UN humanitarian chief in Syria to strengthen relief efforts
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos was in Syria on Thursday to look at ways to strengthen the UN's ongoing relief efforts and support its staff who continued to work in a challenging environment.
Amos, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, "had a number of positive meetings on Thursday with the Syrian authorities and humanitarian partners," UN associate spokesman Farhan Haq said at a daily news briefing. Full story
Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, is seen upon her return to the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 5, 2013. Amos, who arrived here earlier in the day, is on a two-day visit to discuss the humanitarian conditions in this war-torn country. (Xinhua/Bassem Tellawi)
