In the first visit by a UN Secretary-General to Syria since 2009, António Guterres appealed to the international community to support the country's people as it transitions following the fall of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad.
"I have just arrived in Damascus for a visit of solidarity. My message is clear: The UN stands with Syria at this pivotal moment and I appeal to the international community to spare no effort to support the people of Syria as well," Guterres said on X.