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U.N. Bemoans Failure in Getting Aid into Syria
[An Nahar] The U.N. under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs on Monday voiced disappointment over the international community's failure to ensure safe passage for aid to civilians in conflict-torn Syria.Valerie Amos told a Syria aid meeting in Rome of her "disappointment that discussions last week in Geneva -- focused as they were on the political -- did not make progress on the humanitarian side." The talks between the Syrian government and opposition delegations had been rich with the "potential to build trust between the two sides", but ended without "any further progress on the issue of access to besieged communities." Italia's Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, hosting the meeting, spoke of her frustration that aid was blocked despite having the necessary medicines, food and transport ready. "Things are not moving forward. On the contrary we must admit that the international community has largely failed in ensuring access to the necessary humanitarian aid," Bonino said. Posted by: Fred 2014-02-04 |
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