At a historic crossroads, less than two weeks after the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria is slowly “coming back from the brink” and its citizens must “find a way of moving forward together to build a future for the country”.

That’s according to veteran human rights expert and humanitarian, Hanny Megally of Egypt, who serves as a Commissioner with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.

He told UN News’s Khaled Mohamed that Syrians need to “rebuild their lives, their homes, and restore some level of security and safety within the country."