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The Syrian Civil War is one of those events with the highest num-

bers of people forced out of their homes since the Second World War.
Syria, in which according to UN figures, some 200,000 people have died,
tens of thousands have been tortured in the prisons of the Ba'ath regime
and millions more have been injured, has literally become a ghost
country. It is known that some seven million people have had to leave
their homes. Some of these have relocated within Syria, while a great
many have fled to neighboring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and

Turkey.
The scale of the human tragedy in Syria is terrifying. Ever since
the first day of the fighting, we have been speaking of the need for a

secure zone for civilians and a no-fly zone. The current position makes
establishing a secure zone a matter of the ultimate urgency. A secure
no-fly zone must be established without any further delay, and the
Syrian people must be given the means to live in peace.

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