(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) New York, Oct.25(Petra) -- The United Nations on Monday blamed all sides in Syria after it failed to secure agreement to evacuate critically injured and sick Syrians from Aleppo.
UN aid agencies, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the Red Cross and other medical groups held days of negotiations to try to secure safe passage for the sick and wounded, but the effort came to a halt when fighting resumed.
"It is deeply regrettable that no patients or accompanying family members could be moved," said Stephen O'Brien, the UN's humanitarian aid coordinator said in a statement.
The evacuations were obstructed by various factors, including delays in receiving the necessary approvals from local authorities in eastern Aleppo," he added.
Armed groups imposed conditions to guarantee the safety of the evacuation operation while the Syrian government refused to allow medical and other aid supplies into the rebel-held east of the city, O'Brien added.
After three days of lull, parties to the conflict have still not agreed, military operations have resumed and violence is now escalating," said O'Brien.
"The political and military paths are trumping basic humanity once again in Syria," the UN official concluded.
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25/10/2016 - 08:56:11 AM
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