Help Syria’s decision! They extended the deadline

The efforts of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, to reactivate the aid mechanism for Syria have borne fruit. Syria has announced that it will allow the transport of aid from the Cilvegözü border gate for 6 months.

SYRIA UN STATEMENT

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric answered questions about the aid mechanism for Syria, which was unable to win United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval for its mandate extension on July 11.

Recalling that Guterres had asked for a 12-month extension of the mechanism, Dujarric said the main reason for this was to facilitate planning. Dujarric said: “Currently we have nothing left. Nothing goes through the border crossing, where 85 percent of the aid is received.” he said.

“The UN Secretary General continues his work on the mechanism and conducts negotiations. We hope to have a positive result.” Dujarric stated that the Secretary General shared his suggestions and thoughts with the United Nations Security Council and that the United Nations Security Council made the final decision.

SYRIA AID FACILITY

In the United Nations Security Council, two separate bills, which provided for expanding the mandate of the mechanism that provides aid to the northwestern regions of Syria through the Cilvegözü border gate, could not be passed.

According to the draft resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council in 2014, international aid was sent from the Cilvegözü border gate to the northwestern regions of Syria.

Aid, usually in the form of food and medicine, is said to have reached approximately 4 million people.

With the latest decision taken on January 10, the mandate of the aid mechanism was extended until July 10. (AA)