The U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen speaks to journalists after his meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Pedersen told reporters that the United Nations will do whatever it can to support the Syrian people during the current earthquake crisis. He added that the "troubles" regarding the flow of aid to Syria's rebel-held northwest in the early days of the earthquake "is now being corrected." (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)