UN says Syrian death toll more than 191,000

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Outgoing UN human rights chief Navi Pillay slams "international paralysis" over nearly three-and-a-half year conflict.

Last updated: 22 Aug 2014

More than 191,000 people have died in Syria, United Nation human rights chief Navi Pillay has said, lashing out at "international paralysis" on the nearly three-and-a-half year conflict.

The South African, who wraps up a six-year stint as head of the UN human rights commissiom at the end of this month, has criticised world leaders for their lethargy on a wide range of conflicts.

After chiding the UN Security Council on Thursday for what she called a lack of resolve in ending crises, Pillay said in a statement on Friday the dwindling global interest in Syria was "scandalous".

"I deeply regret that, given the onset of so many other armed conflicts in this period of global destabilisation, the fighting in Syria and its dreadful impact on millions of civilians has dropped off the international radar," she said.



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