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UN gain 'unhindered access' to Syria

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Britain and the US have called for President Assad of Syria to step down, as a UN team gains access to the country for the first time and the UN Human Rights Council call for the intervention of the International Criminal Court.

Head of UN Humanitarian Affairs Baroness Amos talks about the need to "distinguish between human rights and the humanitarian situation" in the country.


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