The UN envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has said Syria’s war has reached "unprecedented levels of horror".
He was speaking after almost 80 men were found shot dead and dumped in a river in the battlefront city of Aleppo yesterday.
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Brahimi told the divided UN Security Council last night it has to act now to halt the carnage.
Meanwhile Ireland’s preparing to give another 4.7 million euro in aid to help victims of the conflict.
The announcement will be made at a humanitarian pledging conference for Syria chaired by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon – where it’s hoped funds of up to 1.5 billion dollars can be raised.
Minister of State for Trade and Development Joe Costello says the money will go to those most in need:
