UK demands tougher action in UNSC on Syria
30 May 2014 11:42 AM
UK stepping up efforts
to ensure Syrian people receive aid they desperately
need.
Speaking as the UN makes its
monthly report on progress of the UN Security Council Resolution 2139 on
humanitarian access in Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Development
Secretary Justine Greening issued the following statement:
It has been 3 months since the
unanimous adoption of UNSCR 2139 to address the desperate humanitarian
situation in Syria. However as the latest UN report states, the Assad regime
has intensified its use of siege and starvation tactics against its own people
and continues to deny humanitarian access to 3.5 million Syrians. The
international community cannot allow this situation to
continue.
The UN Secretary General has now
called for further action in the UN Security Council. That is why the UK and
our allies are demanding a tougher UN Security Council resolution and in
parallel intensifying efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to people who are in
desperate need, including across borders and conflict lines. A significant
element of UK aid inside Syria is now delivered by NGOs who are providing aid
directly from neighbouring countries across Syria’s borders, helping to
reach a million more people.
Against this backdrop, the UK is
stepping up efforts with our partners, the United Nations and international
NGOs to ensure the Syrian people receive the aid they most desperately
need.
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