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bemildred

(90,061 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2015, 10:34 AM Mar 2015

Aid agencies slam UN Security Council over Syria

More than 20 international aid organisations have sharply criticised the United Nations Security Council, saying it has failed to implement three resolutions passed last year seeking to boost humanitarian assistance to Syrian civilians.

The 21 aid groups say the resolutions have been "ignored or undermined by the parties to the conflict, other UN member states, and even by members of the UNSC itself".

They said in a report released on Thursday that despite the resolutions violence in Syria has intensified, aid access has decreased and humanitarian assistance remains "chronically underfunded".

The aid groups, including the International Rescue Committee, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Handicap International, call on UN members to ensure the resolutions are fully implemented.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/03/war-plunged-syrians-poverty-150312022852894.html

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Heartbreaking report.....and that's just for Syria! KoKo Mar 2015 #1

KoKo

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1. Heartbreaking report.....and that's just for Syria!

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Sat Mar 14, 2015, 12:47 PM

Mar 2015

it's disgraceful...and largely ignored here because the MSM doesn't cover the consequences of what we and our allies have wrought in the ME. The deaths, destruction of homes and businesses causing the dislocation of millions forced into refugee camps or making dangerous journeys to find menial work in other countries--all in the ludicrous goal of bringing "Freedom & Democracy" to the oppressed living under dictators hand-picked and decided by our very own Western "Think Tanks" and their funders.

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