Despite U.N. resolution, Syria's war foes hinder aid access - Ban


  • World
  • Monday, 24 Mar 2014

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists in Kiev March 21, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations accused Syria's government and rebels of hindering aid access, suggesting both sides could be violating U.N. Security Council demands that emergency relief reach civilians caught in the crossfire of the three-year civil war.

A month after the 15-member council achieved rare unity to unanimously approve a resolution demanding rapid, safe and unhindered aid access, including across borders, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said the situation "remains extremely challenging."

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