Britain: We are working to restore aid access for 12 months to Syria without restrictions

ARK News… Britain announced that it is working to restore the arrival of humanitarian aid through the Bab al-Hawa crossing into Syria for a period of 12 months "without restrictions", stressing that it is not possible to rely on the Syrian regime's announcement to allow the entry of aid.

The British Ambassador to the United Nations, Barbara Woodward, said in a tweet via "Twitter" yesterday, August 10, 2023, that since the Russian veto last July, no aid truck has entered northwest Syria through Bab al-Hawa, noting that the announcement of the head of the Syrian regime " It means aid may start coming in, but NGOs and the Syrian people cannot count on one man who can change his mind."

Ambassador Woodward confirmed that Britain was working closely with the UN and NGOs to restore full aid access, noting that the UN Secretary-General and aid workers "have been clear that the borders must be open for at least 12 months, without arbitrary restrictions."

She noted that since 2014, the Security Council has ensured aid access and gold standard monitoring in Bab al-Hawa to stop aid misuse.

"Working with partners, we plan to take this (decision to extend aid access) back to the Security Council this month," the British diplomat added.

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