UN Chief: All Parties in Syria Blocking Aid


(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) w York April 24 - The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has accused all parties in Syria's civil war of "flagrant violations" of international law over the delivery of aid. Ban urged the Security Council to act to implement a resolution passed in February demanding greater access according to the (BBC). In his second report to the council on the resolution Ban said almost 3.5 million civilians were being denied vital aid including medicine and medical care. Activists say about 150000 people have died in Syria's three-year civil war. Millions of people have fled their homes as fighting shows no sign of easing.


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