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UN chief says Syria’s Assad agrees to expand UN aid access from Turkey

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths in Damascus, Syria February 13, 2023.

United Nations Reuters Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow United Nations aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria through two border crossings from Turkey for three months, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. Assad agreed to open the crossings of Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee, Guterres said in a statement after UN aid […]

Ethiopia says Tigray aid allowed, agencies say still no access

South Africa Pretoria Ethiopian peace agreement signing

Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Ethiopia’s government said on Friday that international aid was “allowed and ready” to move into Tigray, after humanitarian agencies said they were still awaiting access to the war-ravaged region nine days after a truce was declared. Under the ceasefire agreement signed on 2nd November with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which controls […]