Response Coordinators: The Security Council has become an arena for settling international scores at the expense of the Syrians

ARK News… The "Syria Response Coordinators" team, on Sunday, warned of an exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis in northern Syria, if the Security Council acquiesces to the Russian conditions to extend the cross-border aid delivery agreement for only 6 months.

The team said in a statement on its Facebook account that the Security Council will hold a new session within the next 24 hours, to discuss the proposed authorization for the entry of humanitarian aid across the border into northwestern Syria.

The team expected that all the proposals on the Security Council table would reach a dead end, for the Council to enter into new negotiations with Russia on the introduction of humanitarian aid to Syria.

The team warned, "The UN Security Council and the United States of America not to give in to Russian demands of any kind," stressing the need to obtain a decision to extend the mandate for a full year.

The statement added, "The humanitarian needs, which are taking an upward trend, especially after the massive damage caused by the earthquake, will increase further if a decision is adopted for a period of six months only, especially since the end of the decision will coincide with the onset of winter, and thus new maneuvers with Russia to obtain a new decision."

The team continued, "In the event that the UN Security Council fails to agree on a new resolution, we ask the Secretary-General of the United Nations to form a neutral mechanism to ensure the continuation of cross-border humanitarian aid into Syria through border crossings."

The statement also called for "the formation of international alliances within the United Nations to start developing alternative plans for the introduction of aid and start implementing them immediately, for fear of a significant shortage of supplies, which is expected to end in a short period."

The team pointed out that "the Security Council has become an arena for settling international scores at the expense of the Syrians and their livelihood, and no new negotiating sessions will be able to reach a radical solution to the dilemma of humanitarian operations."

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