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UN Aid Chief: Syrian Relief Operations Overwhelmed

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   Humanitarian relief operations are overwhelmed by the nearly one
   million people who have recently fled from violence in northwestern
   Syria, the United Nations' aid chief said Tuesday, repeating his calls
   for a cease-fire.

   U.N. Undersecretary-General Mark Lowcock made the assessment after he
   and other U.N. officials inspected relief efforts along the Turkish
   border and conducted an assessment mission in Idlib province.

   "Our inter-agency mission into Idlib yesterday was a crucial step to
   support on-going relief efforts in northwest Syria," Lowcock said in a
   statement. "It gave U.N. humanitarian agencies a chance to gather
   first-hand, detailed information about humanitarian needs on the ground
   and about how best to protect civilians."
   

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