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Coverage dated June 29, 2023

UN votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution that will establish an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    UN votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution that will establish an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict

  2. Al-Monitor

    UN General Assembly creates body to probe fate of Syria's missing (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The UN General Assembly on Thursday created an independent body to "clarify" the fate of thousands of people who remain missing in Syria since war broke out in 2011, overriding objections from Damascus.

  3. The World from PRX

    UN creates body to find missing persons in Syria (opens The World from PRX)

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    The UN General Assembly voted to set up an independent body to investigate and clarify the status of missing persons in Syria. More than 130,000 people are considered missing or "disappeared" in Syria since the start of the country’s uprising and civil war.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    U.N. votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The International Commission on Missing Persons cites U.N. estimates that in 2021 more than 130,000 Syrians were missing as a result of the conflict.

  5. France 24

    UN General Assembly establishes body to probe fate of Syria's missing (opens France 24)

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    The UN General Assembly on Thursday created an independent body to "clarify" the fate of thousands of people who remain missing in Syria since war broke out in 2011, over objections from Damascus.

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