The United Nations has called for a one-month ceasefire in Syria to facilitate the delivery humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of civilians in dire need of help.
In a Tuesday statement, the U.N. Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Ali al-Za’tari, and the world body’s representatives in the country sounded the alarm over the “extreme” humanitarian situation in several zones across the country, to which aid workers have no access.
“The United Nations humanitarian team in Syria warns of the dire consequences of the compounded humanitarian crisis in several parts of the country,” said the statement.
The U.N. aid officials further called “for an immediate cessation of hostilities lasting for at least one month throughout Syria.”
The measure, the statement added, would “enable the delivery of humanitarian aid and services, evacuation of the critically sick and wounded, and alleviation of people’s suffering, to the extent possible, wherever they are.”
The statement listed Afrin, Raqqah, Hasakah and Rukban regions as well Foua and Kefraya towns as the hot spots, where people are in need of relief assistance.
The U.N. says it has a plan to reach 700,000 people with relief in the next two months if it can get the permission to proceed.
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