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Monday, March 13, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 13, 2023
UN says world was slow to send aid to Syria after earthquake
People sit by a building destroyed in recent earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, February 27, 2023. (Omar Sanadiki/AP)
The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last month to help people in need in the rebel-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, a UN commission says.
The February 6 magnitude-7.8 earthquake and strong aftershocks that ravaged southern Turkey and northwestern Syria killed more than 50,000 people, including over 6,000 in Syria.
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria says there should be an investigation into why it took a week to open border crossings for aid to flow.
It adds that war-torn Syria “now needs a comprehensive cease-fire that is fully respected” for civilians, including aid workers, to be safe.
