[RED DEMOCRATICA] Aid is still not reaching millions in Syria, UN's Amos says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council to vote on CAR peacekeeping resolution this week Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 4, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Aid is still not reaching millions in Syria, UN's Amos says United Nations relief chief Valerie Amos told the Security Council on Tuesday that millions of Syrians aren't being reached by the small number of aid convoys entering Syria. Access to the most remote areas remains blocked, and many civilians are unprotected, she said. 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