Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

The humanitarian situation in Syria

Published on: 21 July, 2022
A Syrian woman with her child/Archive/Aljazeera.

A Syrian woman with her child/Archive/Aljazeera.

UN General Assembly holds an open debate on Russia’s veto of a draft UN Security Council resolution on cross-border aid to Syria.

Per a UNGA resolution adopted earlier this year, the General Assembly must meet whenever a permanent UN Security Council member uses its veto.

On July 8th, Russia vetoed a text proposed by Ireland and Norway that would have renewed authorization for cross-border aid deliveries via a checkpoint on Syria’s border with Turkey for one year.

The Council ultimately agreed on a six-month extension of the mechanism.

Aljazeera.