Relief agencies express their concern about the sustainability of extending aid access to northwestern Syria

ARK News… Syrian relief agencies and organizations have expressed their concerns about the "weakness and sustainability" of extending humanitarian aid access through the Bab al-Hawa crossing, calling for illegal and unlimited access of aid to northwestern Syria.

In a statement, the organizations stressed the importance of the entry of aid across borders without restrictions, noting that for about 4.5 million people, including 4.1 million in urgent need of aid, and 3.7 million suffering from food insecurity, Bab al-Hawa is the crossing point. The main facility through which approximately 90% of the humanitarian aid provided by the United Nations to northern Syria is delivered.

The statement added that conditions for civilians in northern Syria are “exacerbated by cuts in funding for food aid provided by the World Food Program, which exposes vulnerable Syrians to the imminent risk of hunger.”

The agencies noted that they are “concerned about the weakness of cross-border aid, adherence to humanitarian principles, and the potential politicization of humanitarian assistance,” stressing that “with no safeguards against the possibility of arbitrary withdrawal of consent or imposition of additional conditions, the consent model threatens the dignified and sustainable delivery of humanitarian assistance.” To the affected population.

Syrian relief agencies and organizations also called for "unconditional, unlimited and unlimited access to northwestern Syria, and a continued increase in aid to ensure the survival of the people living there."

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