US EditionRussia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route
- The US, France, and the UK have condemned Russia for blocking the extension of a UN cross-border operation that provides aid to millions of people in Syria from Turkey.
- The decision means that UN agencies and humanitarian partners cannot continue using the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Syria-Turkey border to provide aid to the rebel-held area in northwest Syria.
- Russia and Syria argue that the operation violates Syria's sovereignty and that aid should be delivered from inside the country, while critics say that failure to extend the operation puts millions of lives at risk.
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UN Security Council fails to agree on aid to rebel-held areas in Syria after Russia and West veto resolutions : Peoples Dispatch
The UN Security Council failed to reach a consensus over the cross-border aid delivery mechanism to Syria after Russia and the West vetoed two proposals on Tuesday, July 11. The mandate of the aid mechanism expired on Monday. The UNSC was scheduled to vote on a resolution to extend the mechanism on the same day. However, following differences over two contradictory resolutions, one prepared by Russia and another prepared by Switzerland and Braz…
UN aid to Syria: Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key aid route
The US has slammed Russia's veto to renew a UN humanitarian operation to Syria, calling it 'inhumane'. The resolution is a vital mechanism that provides life-saving support to millions of people in the rebel-held northwest. The deal, that's been in place for almost ten years, expired on Monday. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin explains.
Russia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed extension of a United Nations’ cross-border operation that delivers aid to millions of people in Syria from Turkey. The decision means that UN agencies and humanitarian partners are not authorized to continue using
Russia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed extension of a United Nations’ cross-border operation that delivers aid to millions of people in Syria from Turkey. The decision means that UN agencies and humanitarian partners are not authorized to continue using
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