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| Syria death toll now above 100,000, says UN chief Ban | Syria death toll now above 100,000, says UN chief Ban |
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| More than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. | More than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. |
| The latest estimate of the number killed is 7,000 higher than that issued by the UN only last month. | The latest estimate of the number killed is 7,000 higher than that issued by the UN only last month. |
| Mr Ban was speaking at UN headquarters in New York alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry. | Mr Ban was speaking at UN headquarters in New York alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry. |
| Both men stressed the urgency of finding a political solution to the conflict. Mr Ban appealed for fresh efforts to convene a peace conference. | Both men stressed the urgency of finding a political solution to the conflict. Mr Ban appealed for fresh efforts to convene a peace conference. |
| In the past the UN has said its statistics are an underestimate as it believes many deaths have not been reported. | In the past the UN has said its statistics are an underestimate as it believes many deaths have not been reported. |
| A further 1.7 million Syrians have been forced to seek shelter in neighbouring countries. | A further 1.7 million Syrians have been forced to seek shelter in neighbouring countries. |
| The UN announcement came as reports from the capital, Damascus, said that seven people had been killed in a car bomb attack. | The UN announcement came as reports from the capital, Damascus, said that seven people had been killed in a car bomb attack. |
| Syrian state media said the attack took place in the suburb of Jaramana, home to many Christians and Druze, adherents of a heterodox offshoot of Shia Islam. There has tended to be more support for President Bashar al-Assad within those communities. | |
| "The military and violent actions must be stopped by both parties and it is thus imperative to have a peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible," Mr Ban said, according to AFP. | |
| Previous attempts at holding a peace conference have been delayed by differences between international powers, particularly Russia and the US, and doubts about whether all sides from Syria would attend. | |
| However, Mr Kerry said that he had spoken to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday and that both countries remained committed to holding a conference. |