The United Nations and partner aid organizations on the ground in Syria are planning to deliver critical aid to 154,000 besieged Syrians in the next five days, Reuters reported on Monday.
The UN Resident Coordinator in Damascus, Yacoub El Hillo said in a statement on Sunday that the UN is prepared to deliver aid to some 1.7 million people in hard-to-reach areas by March, pending approval from different parties in the conflict.
UN estimates suggest there are about 500,000 people living under siege in Syria and another 4.6 million facing obstacles to receiving aid.
An internationally brokered ceasefire began on Feb. 27 and appears to be holding, with occasional reports of strikes from different parties. If the ceasefire holds, peace talks will resume on March 7 in Geneva.
