The UN security council passed a resolution to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria on Saturday after caving to Russian pressure to close one of two access points into the war-torn country.
After a long week of division and nearly seven ballots, the council finally passed German and Belgian proposal allowing the Bab al-Hawa crossing point on Syria’s northwestern border with Turkey to be used until 10 July 2021. 12 of 15 members voted to pass the resolution. Russia, China and the Dominican Republic abstained, diplomats stated.
Authorisation for the continued transport of aid to Syria, a system in place since 2014, expired on Friday night after Moscow and Beijing used their veto power and the council rejected a counterproposal from Russia.
This will allow badly needed humanitarian aid to continue flowing to several million Syrians living in the insurgent region of Idlib, which the Syrian regime does not control.
Writer: Siddhant Gupta
13/07/2020
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