China News Service, February 13 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths posted on social media on the 12th that he "failed" the victims of the disaster in northwestern Syria. , and said it was obliged to "correct this error as soon as possible."
Griffiths tweeted from the Turkish-Syrian border that people in northwestern Syria were "looking for international aid that has yet to come" and that they "justifiably feel abandoned."
On February 6, local time, after the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, the ancient city of Aleppo was destroyed, with rubble and rubble everywhere, which is distressing.
The picture shows the damaged ancient city of Aleppo.
He also said, "So far, we have failed the people of northwestern Syria." He said that he has the responsibility and obligation to correct this mistake as soon as possible.
"That's my focus right now."
A convoy of 10 UN aid trucks entered northwestern Syria through a Turkish border crossing on the 12th, said Madvi Sunson, a spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Previously, 22 UN vehicles had entered Syria through Bab Hawa.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also arrived in Aleppo, Syria on the 11th to visit the victims.
He posted on social media: "The weather is freezing and people have little access to temporary shelter, food, water, heat and medical care. It breaks my heart to see what the survivors are facing."
As the United Nations and partners ramp up aid, UNHCR said the February 6 earthquake disaster could have left some 5.3 million people homeless in Syria.
"Before the earthquake, there were already 6.8 million internally displaced people in the country," Dhanapala, UNHCR's representative in Syria, said in Damascus.
The UNHCR response remains focused on providing temporary shelter and relief items, and ensuring that centers for displaced persons have adequate facilities, tents, plastic sheeting, thermal blankets, sleeping mats and winter clothing.
On the other hand, the United States has imposed sanctions on Syria for a long time, which has caused serious disasters to the Syrian economy and people's livelihood. It has also weakened the Syrian government's disaster relief capabilities and hindered the entry of relief materials and equipment from other countries.
Over the past few days, the international community has been calling on the United States to lift or at least relax sanctions against Syria. Under the pressure of public opinion, the US government announced on the 9th that it will temporarily relax sanctions against Syria, but only for transactions related to the earthquake relief needs of Syria.