Al-Jazeera's correspondent in Syria said that mass demonstrations took place to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Syrian revolution in cities and towns in northwestern Syria.

The demonstrators chanted slogans confirming the continuation of their revolution until the fall of the regime, and called on the international community to hold the regime and its allies accountable for what they described as killings, arrests and displacement of civilians throughout the years of the revolution.

Meanwhile, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said that "the suffering of Syrians will continue unless a comprehensive political solution is found in this country."

"As the conflict in Syria enters its 13th year, we remember with deep regret the heavy human losses, violations and suffering suffered by Syrians, especially the forcibly displaced and arbitrarily detained," he said in a statement issued Wednesday on Wednesday.

Pedersen said the country's difficulties in relieving victims of the February 6 earthquake were "a stark reminder that the status quo must not continue."

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said it had documented the killing of more than 230,14 Syrians and the displacement of nearly 2011 million since March <>.

This came in a report issued by the network on Wednesday under the title "The democratic political transition is the main demand of the popular movement for 12 years."

Of the more than 230,30 killed, the network documented the deaths of more than 16,201 children and <>,<> women. The report said regime forces alone were responsible for the deaths of more than <>,<> Syrians.

Demonstrators commemorate the revolution in Idlib, northern Syria (Anatolia)

Hunger spreads

Meanwhile, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that hunger and malnutrition were increasing sharply in Syria, and that more than half of its population was undernourished.

WFP's Middle East director Corinne Fleischer told Reuters that "the situation is worse than ever in Syria." "We are very concerned that hunger has risen sharply."

According to a WFP report, about 55 percent of Syria's population, or some 12.1 million people, are food insecure, and another 2.9 million are at risk of falling into hunger.

Data show that malnutrition is on the rise, and rates of maternal growth retardation and malnutrition are reaching unprecedented levels.

Assad's visit to Russia coincides with revolution anniversary (Reuters)

The lion in Moscow

Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continued his visit to Moscow, which coincided with the anniversary of the revolution, and on Wednesday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.

Assad told Putin he expected tangible economic results from the visit, amid Syria's economic wounds.

At the same time, Assad has expressed support for Russia in its war on Ukraine.

The Syrian president laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Park on Red Square in the Russian capital.

Assad arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, his previous visit was in September 2021.