Rejection of extension of expiration date for Syrian humanitarian assistance route
Since the expiration date of the route for humanitarian assistance from neighboring Turkey to the Syrian people who will continue civil war will be 10 days, the United Nations Security Council requested that the Western side extend the time limit, but Russia and China have veto power There is growing concern that people will not be able to provide humanitarian assistance because they are rejected after exercising.
In Syria where the civil war continues, humanitarians will deliver food and medicines to Turkey's northern neighbor based on two routes across the border based on the Security Council resolution to the last base of rebels, such as Idlib Province in the northwestern part of Syria. Support is being provided.
However, in the resolution, the deadline for using this route is set to be 10th of this month. Therefore, the Security Council submitted a resolution requesting the extension of the deadline by 6 months and the vote was taken on the 10th.
As a result, the resolution was rejected because 13 of 15 countries agreed, but the permanent members Russia and China exercised veto powers.
In this issue, Europe and the United States argue that two routes should be maintained, saying that people's lives are further deteriorated due to the spread of new coronavirus infection, but they support Syria, which opposes violation of sovereignty Russia and China say that one route is enough.
Germany and Belgium, who submitted the resolution, said that they would continue to discuss that they must secure the lifeline of the Syrian people, but it is unclear whether an agreement will be reached with Russia and China, and it is unclear whether the Syrian people There is growing concern that life will become even worse.
Serious food crisis Unable to use important supply route
Initially, the UN's humanitarian assistance to Syria brought in food and medicine from the border with Iraq, Jordan, and Turkey, mainly to the areas controlled by the rebels.
However, in response to Russia's and China's intentions to reduce these activities, the two routes from Iraq and Jordan have become unusable since January, and international NGOs have had a major impact on the supply of medicines. I'm pointing out.
The two routes from Turkey, which were required by the resolution to extend the expiration date, have become important supply routes for northwestern Syria, where 2.8 million people, 70% of the population, need assistance.
The OCHA = United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Office said that food shortages are becoming more serious as the Syrian economy is slumping further due to the impact of the new coronavirus. There is growing concern that we can continue.