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www.unocha.org The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. Celebrating 20 years of coordinated humanitarian action For further information, please contact: Amanda Pitt, OCHA New York, pitta@un.org, Tel. +1 12 963 4129, Cell +1 917 442 1810 Elisabeth Byrs, OCHA Geneva, byrs@un.org, Tel. +4 1 22 917 2653, Cell +41 (0) 79 473 4570 OCHA press releases are available at www.unocha.org or www.reliefweb.int United Nations Nations Unies Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs STATEMENT ON SYRIA UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, VALERIE AMOS (New York, 5 March 2012) The Syrian authorities have confirmed that I can visit Syria this week. I will arrive in Damascus on Wednesday 7 March and leave on Friday 9 March. As requested by the Secretary-General, my aim is to urge all parties to allow unhindered access for humanitarian relief workers so that they can evacuate the wounded and deliver essential supplies