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UN urges immediate humanitarian access to Syria

United Nations:  The U.N. Security Council called today for immediate access to Syria to provide desperately needed aid, expressing alarm at the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation.The unanimous statement was a quick follow-up to the Security

India TV News Desk Updated on: October 02, 2013 23:40 IST


Amos said aid is urgently needed for up to 2 million people in areas that humanitarian agencies have been unable to reach for many months.

She also called for a halt to the targeting of civilians and vital services including schools, shops and hospitals.

Amos said “getting to a point where the Security Council has been able to reach consensus on humanitarian issues with respect to Syria is a very strong and important step.”

“Our task now is to turn these strong words into meaningful action for the children, women and men who are the victims of the continued brutality and violence,” she added.
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