UN: At least 422,000 Syrians lack humanitarian aid in besieged areas

posted on: Aug 29, 2015

The United Nations was unable to deliver humanitarian aid to 422,000 Syrians living in besieged areas in July as the situation in the country continues to deteriorate, a U.N. official said Thursday. U.N. Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien urged the U.N. Security Council to do everything possible in its power to push for a political solution to end the conflict in the country. He added that human suffering was exacerbated in areas under siege, adding that another 4.6 million people live in hard-to-reach areas where only 12 percent of them received food aid over the past months.

Source: www.dailysabah.com