So the other 70 percent have to go hungry and in need of medical aid.
UN: Only 30% of aid reaches Syrians in besieged areas
PUBLISHED30/03/2016
Seven-month-old Syrian refugee Mariam Mohammed sleeps under a mosquito net at an informal settlement in Jordan (AP)
Desperately-needed aid has reached only 30% of Syrians living in besieged areas, with the total dropping to less than 10% in hard-to-reach areas this year, the UN's humanitarian chief has said.
Stephen O'Brien told the US Security Council that many of the 4.6 million Syrians in need in these areas cannot be reached because of insecurity and obstruction by combatants - even with a cease-fire in place.
But he stressed that the UN and its partners are still "a long way from the sustained, unconditional and unimpeded access" required under international law and UN resolutions.
Since the beginning of the year, he said, convoys have reached 150,000 people in 11 of the 18 besieged areas in Syria.
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UN: Only 30% of aid reaches Syrians in besieged areas
PUBLISHED30/03/2016
Seven-month-old Syrian refugee Mariam Mohammed sleeps under a mosquito net at an informal settlement in Jordan (AP)
Desperately-needed aid has reached only 30% of Syrians living in besieged areas, with the total dropping to less than 10% in hard-to-reach areas this year, the UN's humanitarian chief has said.
Stephen O'Brien told the US Security Council that many of the 4.6 million Syrians in need in these areas cannot be reached because of insecurity and obstruction by combatants - even with a cease-fire in place.
- Since the cessation of hostilities came into effect one month ago, Mr O'Brien said there is "a glimmer of hope", citing far fewer civilians killed and injured and progress on humanitarian access.
But he stressed that the UN and its partners are still "a long way from the sustained, unconditional and unimpeded access" required under international law and UN resolutions.
Since the beginning of the year, he said, convoys have reached 150,000 people in 11 of the 18 besieged areas in Syria.
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