The UN Security Council passed a resolution to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, but only after caving to Russian pressure to close one of two access points into the war-torn country.Following a week of division and seven ballots, the Council passed a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium allowing the use of the Bab al-Hawa crossing point for one year.The measure was approved by 12 of 15 members, with Russia, China and the Dominican Republic abstaining, diplomats said…
from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3092825/un-restarts-cross-border-aid-war-torn-syria-caves-russian
Sunday, July 12, 2020
UN restarts cross-border aid to war-torn Syria, but caves to Russian pressure and shuts access point
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