UN aid chief ‘pained’ Aleppo aid remains blocked

AFP, GENEVA: The UN’s humanitarian chief said Monday he was “pained” that aid convoys had not deployed to eastern Aleppo, as a ceasefire in Syria teetered on the brink of collapse.
The delivery of desperately needed supplies to Aleppo’s rebel-held east and besieged areas across the country was a key component of the truce agreed by the United States and Russia that came into force last week.
But UN trucks carrying life-saving supplies destined for Aleppo have been stuck in a buffer zone between the Turkish and Syrian borders since early last week.
“I am pained and disappointed that a United Nations convoy has yet to cross into Syria from Turkey, and safely reach eastern Aleppo, where up to 275,000 people remain trapped without food, water, proper shelter or medical care,” said a statement from Stephen O’Brien, who heads the UN’s humanitarian office (OCHA).The US-Russia deal included specific measures aimed at getting aid into eastern Aleppo.

 

UN aid chief pained Aleppo aid remains blocked

AFP, GENEVA: The UNs humanitarian chief said Monday he was pained that aid convoys had not deployed to eastern Aleppo, as a ceasefire in Syria teetered on the brink of collapse. The delivery of desperately needed supplies to Aleppos rebel-held east and besieged areas across the country was a key component of the truce agreed by the United States and Russia that came into force last week. But UN trucks carrying life-saving supplies destined for Aleppo have been stuck in a buffer zone between the Turkish and Syrian borders since early last week. I am pained and disappointed that a United Nations convoy has yet to cross into Syria from Turkey, and safely reach eastern Aleppo, where up to 275,000 people remain trapped without food, water, proper shelter or medical care, said a statement from Stephen OBrien, who heads the UNs humanitarian office (OCHA).The US-Russia deal included specific measures aimed at getting aid into eastern Aleppo.