Adopted in February UN Security Council resolution on allowing aid to Syrians deemed a failure.

Rising levels of violence in Syria resulting in growing humanitarian needs – UN official


Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, speaks to journalists on the humanitarian situation in Syria.

The demand by the Security Council for aid access to war-torn Syria has not produced the intended result, the United Nations humanitarian chief said today, while warning that the needs of those affected are rising steadily as the conflict rages on.

In February, the Council adopted resolution 2139, which sought to address issues related to access to people in need inside Syria, the obligations by the parties to adhere to international humanitarian law, and the demilitarization of schools and hospitals.

“The resolution has not delivered what it intended,” Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos told a news conference at UN Headquarters.

“Since the Secretary-General’s last report we have seen a marked increase in the indiscriminate use of barrel bombs by the Government, mortar attacks by opposition groups, poisonous gases allegedly used against civilians, and the collective punishment of civilians. “These are all violations of the most basic principles of international humanitarian and human rights law.”

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Even on the rare occasion when the Security Council actually agrees on a resolution regarding Syria it accomplishes nothing.