UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is greatly concerned by recent escalation of violence in Northwest Syria, including shelling and airstrikes, which has resulted in civilian casualties.
Guterres calls all parties to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from escalating the situation, said Stephanie Tremblay, an associate spokesperson for the secretary-general.
The UN secretary-general called for calm and reaffirmed the need for a nationwide cease-fire, in line with Security Council Resolution 2254.
Earlier, Tremblay said that at least 121 civilians had been killed and 210 others injured in Northwest Syria this year.
Humanitarian conditions continue to decline due to ongoing hostilities and a deepening economic crisis.
Some 4.1 million people, 80 per cent of them women and children, rely on UN aid to meet their most basic needs.
