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At Least 93,000 Syrians Have Died During Conflict, U.N. Says
June 13, 2013 The "shockingly high levels" of killings continue in Syria, says U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. The U.N. puts much of the blame on the Assad regime.
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More Than 60,000 Have Died In Syria, U.N. Estimates
January 2, 2013 Recently, it was estimated that about 45,000 people had been killed since anti-regime protests began in March 2011. Now, the U.N. says it has compiled a more accurate list of those who have died. It's likely the death toll is still underestimated, the U.N. concedes.
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'Horrified' By Destruction She Saw, U.N. Humanitarian Chief Presses Syria
March 9, 2012 Valerie Amos says "almost all the buildings had been destroyed and there were hardly any people left" in the hard-hit Baba Amr district of Homs when she visited this week.
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In Afghanistan: Opium Production Up; Prisoners Reportedly Tortured
October 11, 2011 The seemingly intractable nature of the problems plaguing Afghanistan are being underscored yet again with two new reports from the United Nations.