U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres introduced that Syria’s President Bashar Assad has agreed to open two extra border crossings to authorize humanitarian assist for earthquake survivors affected by the latest catastrophe in Türkiye and northwest Syria.
“Opening these crossing points — along with facilitating humanitarian access, accelerating visa approvals and easing travel between hubs — will allow more aid to go in, faster,” mentioned Guterres.
The U.N. Security Council held a closed-door assembly on Monday to debate the humanitarian state of affairs in Syria within the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes.
U.N. assist chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Aleppo on Monday, in line with state news company SANA, amid heavy criticism of delays in earthquake assist.
Griffiths admitted the U.N.’s failure on Sunday. “[The Syrian people] rightly feel abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn’t arrived,” Griffiths mentioned in a tweet.
Griffiths mentioned on Sunday that he expects the ultimate dying toll from the earthquakes in each Türkiye and Syria to exceed 50,000.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
