#UN chief calls Syrian humanitarian situation «clear violation» of international law
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A Syrian woman sits with her children on the sidewalk, in downtown Istanbul on April 22, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Bulent Kilic)
Access for foreign aid for millions of Syrians desperately in need has not improved, violating a Security Council resolution passed two months ago, the UN chief said in a report Wednesday. In February, the Security Council passed the first humanitarian resolution of the three-year civil war, demanding that the government and armed opposition allow aid to reach civilians. But almost 3.5 million people remain without access to essential goods and services, including life-saving medicines, in a “clear violation” of international law, wrote Ban Ki-moon. read (...)