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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

UN chief: Syrians face dire winter if aid from Turkey is cut

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The U.N. chief warned in a new report that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-held northwest aren’t renewed next month millions of Syrians may not survive the winter.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the U.N. Security Council obtained Monday by The Associated Press that cross-border aid to the northwest remains “an indispensable part” of humanitarian operations to reach all people in need.

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