Sanctions are suffocating Syria: UN expert

Pushback with Aaron Mate by Pushback with Aaron Mate

Nov 23, 202200:54:02Society & Culture

After a 12-day visit, UN expert Alena Douhan calls for the lifting of US-led sanctions on Syria, where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line, 12 million grapple with food insecurity, millions are internally...

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