Memo: President Barroso discusses Syria crisis with leading UN officials

On 27 May 2013 President José Manuel Barroso met Mr. António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Baroness Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Mrs. Etharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme. They discussed the deteriorating situation in Syria, in particular the grave humanitarian picture.