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| UN Humanitarian Official Calls Lift Of Sieges In Syria | |
| 2016-01-15 | |
"Ultimately the solution, the real solution to this predicament, to the plight of the people besieged in these towns, the real solution is for the siege to be lifted," said U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Yacoub El Hillo. Hillo was speaking from Tukiyah, 12km (7.5 miles) away from Madaya where aid is expected after 44 trucks left Damascus for the besieged town on Thursday morning. Nearby Shi'ite villages Foua and Kefraya, surrounded by rebels, will also receive aid. "For us, that is the United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... , the International Committee of the Red Thingy and the Syrian Arab Red Islamic Thingy, to be able to reach these people is encouraging and we are determined to continue this humanitarian mission today, but also in the coming days, bringing in more aid, medical supplies, food, other humanitarian supplies including winter support supplies, and that is something that should not be time-bound. This is something that should be continuous," Hillo added. Around 40,000 civilians are trapped in Madaya and living in hard conditions, especially as the weather gets colder. | |
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