Better access to aid for Syria, UN Council asks

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AID FOR CIVILIANS. The UN Council calls on the Syrian government to improve civilians' access to much-needed aid. Photo from Agence France-Presse

The UN Security Council called on the Syrian government to make aid more accessible to civilians trapped in conflict raging in Syria. In a statement described as a “humanitarian success,” the 15-nation body called on the government of President Bashar al-Assad to “take immediate steps to facilitate the expansion of humanitarian relief operations, and lift bureaucratic impediments and other obstacles.” Fearing that supplies will go to rebel forces, the Syrian government has opposed aid missions from nearby countries. The UN Security Council statement is the 2nd major decision made on the war in less than a week.

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