UNITED NATIONS, July 14 (RIA Novosti) -The UN Security Council unanimously approved on Monday a resolution authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid to population in rebel-held areas in Syria through four additional cross-border points.
Stating that the UN Security Council is “deeply disturbed by the continued, arbitrary and unjustified withholding of consent to relief operations,” the resolution authorizes the delivery and monitoring of aid to Syria through the Turkish border crossings at Bab al-Salam and Bab-al-Hawa, the Iraqi crossing at Al Yarubiyah and the Jordanian crossing at Al-Ramtha for 180 days.
The document also demanded that “all Syrian parties to the conflict shall take all appropriate steps to ensure the safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel… engaged in humanitarian relief activities as required by international humanitarian law, without prejudice to their freedom of movement and access.”
There will be a monitoring mechanism established, under the UN Secretary-General authority to track the movement of humanitarian aid from neighboring countries and through border crossings.
According to UN reports, some 10.8 million people in Syria, including 4.7 million living in hard-to-reach areas, desperately need food and medical supplies.
