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UNITED NATIONS, July 6-- The United Nations on Friday continued to express its "deep concern" about the safety and protection of civilians caught in military operations in southwest Syria. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that at least 15 Syrians have died in makeshift camps near the Jordanian border because of "scorpion bites, dehydration and diseases transmitted through contaminated water." The UN said that 325,000 people in the Daraa region have been displaced by the fighting. Most are living in makeshift campsites near the Jordanian and Israeli borders without adequate shelter, food or water. The UN has shown "great concern" over the latest developments in war-torn Syria. UN CHIEF CALLS FOR END OF HOSTILITIES The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to agree on any solution to the situation in southwest Syria during emergency closed-door consultations, after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement to express his concern. The UN chief once again appealed for an "immediate suspension of the hostilities" and the resumption of negotiations. He called on all parties to take all necessary measures to "safeguard civilian lives, allow freedom of movement, and protect civilian infrastructure," including medical and educational facilities, at all times, in accordance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law. | 
