UN Humanitarian Chief Allowed To Visit Syria

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United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos says Syrian authorities have confirmed that she can visit the country after repeatedly ignoring her earlier requests, the Associated Press reports. Amos is expected to arrive in Syria on Wednesday and leave Friday.

The UN estimates that 7,500 people have been killed in Syria’s nearly year-old uprising.

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