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Joint statement by the High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell and Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič on the situation in #Syria

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High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell (pictured) and Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič have issued a statement welcoming the recent decision by the UN Security Council to extend the authorisation for cross-border humanitarian assistance to people in need in Syria. 

“In light of the huge humanitarian needs in northern Syria, failure by the Council to agree on an extension would have had catastrophic consequences. However, the EU regrets the exclusion from the scope of UN Security Council Resolution 2504 of the Yaroubia crossing point between Iraq and northeast Syria, where unmet needs persist on a large scale. This jeopardizes the delivery of critical medicine and medical equipment to northeast Syria.

“The European Union also regrets the reduced timeframe of the resolution. Meeting acute humanitarian needs requires sustained and predictable access beyond six months. […] The continuous military operations further aggravate this already dramatic humanitarian situation. The European Union continues to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to vulnerable civilians in Syria, including in the northwest. It urges all parties involved in the conflict to observe an immediate ceasefire, ensure the protection of civilians, allow for unimpeded humanitarian access irrespective of political considerations, and fully respect international humanitarian law.”

The full statement is available online. 

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