Petit outlines the challenges and how the progress made has led to breakthroughs in the IIIM's work.

I think it's fair to say that the perception of the UN in general with the new authorities is not great.

It's not uncommon because you have a UN system that has to deal with their authority and powers to be able to deliver food and aid.

You make accommodations with the power in place, which was the same in Syria.

But for this group, obviously the perception is somewhat negative.

And we were not part of the UN obviously country team before, we never had access to Syria before.

So as with other UN entities that did not have access before, the government, we've been told, wants to make sure that our presence and our work in the country would contribute to their vision of whatever field and in this particular accountability.

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