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Syria’s woes compounded by sanctions and Covid-19

SANCTIONS impact negatively on the reconstruction and the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in Syria.

For 10 years, the unilateral coercive measures that violate international charters and laws, have been an obstacle to the public sector, blocked governmental mechanisms and impeded the development of the whole society. Sanctions are destroying decent livelihoods and the right to life of all Syrians.

This kind of war started from the beginning, through

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