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Saturday 11 July 2020

UN restarts Syria cross-border aid but with only one access point

Millions in Idlib region can receive humanitarian assistance but only after Russia insists on closing one of two crossings

The UN security council passed a resolution to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria on Saturday after caving to Russian pressure to close one of two access points into the war-torn country.

After a week of division and seven ballots, the council passed a German and Belgian proposal allowing the Bab al-Hawa crossing point on Syria’s northwestern border with Turkey to be used until 10 July 2021.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/32a9xwk

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