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Syria - UNSC Resolution on cross-border humanitarian assistance (DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 July 2023)

  • On 11 July, the UN Security Council failed to reach agreement on the continuation of UN cross-border humanitarian assistance from Türkiye into Northwest Syria.

  • The UNSC Resolution 2672 that expired on 10 July 2023 was crucial for UN humanitarian assistance to reach 2.7 million Syrians in need through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing point.

  • In case no solution is found, the delivery of life-saving assistance will be severely disrupted.