From UN carries out first humanitarian airdrop in Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United Nations carries out its first humanitarian airdrop in Syria to reach thousands of people facing severe food shortages in a city besieged by Islamic State jihadists.
“Earlier this morning, a WFP plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tonnes of items into Deir Ezzor,” in eastern Syria, says UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien.
Reports from aid teams on the ground confirm that “pallets have landed in the target area as planned,” he tells a UN Security Council called to discuss the humanitarian crisis.
UN agencies are working to scale up aid deliveries to Syria before a cessation of hostilities enters into force at midnight Friday to shore up peace efforts.
— AFP
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