Brahimi Warns against “Failed State” in Syria

Brahimi told the General Assembly that Syria was in danger of becoming a “failed state”.

He said that nobody wants this to happen because it would have disastrous consequences across the region, leading to lawlessness, warlords, banditry, narcotics, arms smuggling and worst of all communal and ethnic strife.

“In Syria itself, there is no trust between the parties. They do not even define the problem in the same terms,” he said.
Brahimi told the 193-member world organization that he believes that only the Security Council can put together a peace plan. He urged the UN’s most powerful body to overcome its deep divisions and adopt a resolution aimed at ending the crisis there.

For his part, Syrian envoy at UN, Bashar al-jaafari stressed that the solution in Syria is political one, adding that the countries arming and funding the armed groups should stop their support.

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon said the ongoing crisis in Syria has now reached “new and appalling heights of brutality and violence”.
“The government has intensified its campaigns to root out opposition strongholds and has increased shelling and air strikes,” Ban said, addressing 193-member UN General Assembly.

“Opposition elements also have stepped up their attacks. I am horrified and saddened and condemn the seemingly daily massacres of civilians,” the UN Secretary General added.