New York, Rabi'I 17, 1438, Dec 16, 2016, SPA -- Outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Aleppo has become "a synonym for hell," as he expresses regret over the world's collective failure to stop the war in Syria, dpa reported. "The carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global conscience," Ban says in his last press conference. "Aleppo is now a synonym for hell." The UN chief says there's a "lack of solidarity, lack of compassion" for Syria. "This is an issue of ... people just sticking to a very narrow personal or national interest - that has been killing hundreds of thousands of people now, that we have to reject in the name of humanity," Ban says. -- SPA 22:52 LOCAL TIME 19:52 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w292117