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GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations voiced concern on Thursday (March 31) over growing difficulties in delivering aid to besieged areas in Syria, with convoys delayed or surgical equipment being removed, mainly by government forces. Jan Egeland, chairman of a U.N. task force on humanitarian aid, called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s main allies Russia and Iran to bring more pressure to bear on the government to enable deliveries of food and medicines. “We are […]
by Stuart Williams DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — UN convoys delivering aid to thousands of besieged Syrians were due to set out on Wednesday, but hopes for lasting peace dimmed the day after Turkey called for a ground operation in its war-torn neighbor. Syria’s government has approved access to seven besieged areas, including the city of Madaya where dozens of people are thought to have died from starvation, a spokeswoman for the UN’s humanitarian affairs office […]
