Russian veto on aid lifeline to Syria could bring ‘catastrophe’ for millions Fears rise that UN could be forced into compromise with Damascus to keep vital corridor open from Turkey to rebel-held Idlib The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’ UN raises concerns with Damascus’s terms for aid deliveries via Bab al-Hawa to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria. Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2023
Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a Security Council stalemate, the country's UN ambassador said Thursday. Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2023
Syria gives green light to reopen key crossing to rebel-held northwest from Turkey— with caveats The Syrian government has given a green light for the United Nations to resume delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest through the Bab al-Hawa crossing from Turkey for six months The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023
UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval The U.N. Security Council has failed to approve either of two rival resolutions authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending the U.N. cross-border operation which had been vital to helping 4.1 million people The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
Cross-border aid to Syria blocked in ‘act of utter cruelty’ by Russia at UN vote Use of veto threatens operations on route from Turkey that supports millions of people in north-west The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2023
Syrians decry looming end to cross-border aid from Turkey People in northwest Syria fear ‘death by starvation’ as UN authorisation of aid deliveries is set to expire on Monday. Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2023
Two weeks after the Turkey-Syria earthquakes – a photo essay The death toll from the twin earthquakes has surpassed 46,000, making them among the most deadly of the 21st century The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023
Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest White Helmets in Syria criticise the UN and international community for a slow response, lack of aid after earthquakes. Al Jazeera · Feb 12, 2023
UN fails to extend aid deliveries to Syrian rebel-held area The U.N. Security Council failed in two rival votes Friday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest. WEKU · Jul 9, 2022