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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Live updates as Security Council meets on Syria

Men with luggage in cars queue at the Masnaa border crossing point in Lebanon on 9 December 2024.
© UNHCR/Ximena Borrazas People cross back into Syria from Lebanon through the Masnaa border point.

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Live updates as Security Council meets on Syria

Peace and Security

Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker authorities in Damascus in the past few days, following the overthrow of the Assad regime. This morning in New York, the Security Council met to discuss the future of Syria, with briefings from the UN Special Envoy and the UN's emergency relief chief. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.