heka,s i've mentioned, het an area of 1.5 million people.ey are running out of food and we are not able to bring food in. medicalave need attention and are not able to leave. people need medications and they are not available. children are not in school. the situation is terrible. people without work, no jobs for them. people fearful of their lives because the violence is continuing day in and day out. i was in damascus just 10 days ago and i spoke to people who had to flee from their communities. the stories that they told were horrific. >> let's talk about the people outside of syria, those who have fled the fighting. citythe u.n. want to international trinity take a more active role in handling refugees? to see a more onernational role in taking refugees? >> i think we have seen neighboring countries keep their borders open -- lebanon, turkey, egypt, other countries in north africa all doing their bit. to see other countries keeping their borders open, too. i know that my colleague who is the high commissioner for refugees has been talkin