UN Secretary General: Aleppo Same as Hell

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday (16/12) called Aleppo in Syria, "the same as hell" in his last press conference before stepping down at the end of the year.
"We have collectively failed to help the people of Syria. Peace will only be achieved if accompanied by compassion, justice and accountability for heinous crimes we have seen," said Ban Ki-moon

Syrian soldiers sitting on tanks supervise bus convoys and vehicles carrying civilians out of eastern Aleppo, Friday (16/12).

Friday (16/12) morning, the Syrian government to stop the evacuation operation to move civilians out of eastern Aleppo, leaving thousands of people stranded in the besieged city.

The rebels accused the government halted the evacuation to force them to allow civilians to be evacuated from two villages that are currently under siege by rebels.

The Syrian government says they canceled the evacuation because the rebels opened fire on a convoy of vehicles.

Ban Ki Moon continue to urge the Syrian government to continue the evacuation effort.

"The United Nations urged the parties concerned to take all necessary steps to allow the resumption of the evacuation again," he said.

In a farewell speech to journalists covering the activities of the UN, Ban Ki Moon called the wide range of topics including the ongoing conflict in Southern Sudan, the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, and signing the climate treaty of Paris, which he calls the "achievement of worthwhile we need to encourage and nurture. "
Although sometimes difficult, international cooperation is needed to achieve a world that is more peaceful and prosperous, "he added.

Ban Ki Moon, who has led the United Nations for nearly ten years. He will hand over the task to the former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres on 1 January. Guterres was sworn in as a substitute Ban Ki Moon day Monday, December 2, 2016 last.