COLOMBO (Reuters) - The United Nations has very limited access to deliver aid to Lebanon, and a halt to fighting is crucial to tackling a dramatic humanitarian problem, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
"Humanitarian action is based on access, and access is always very limited when a conflict is still going on," Guterres told reporters on a visit to war-scarred Sri Lanka. "For our action, to have an end of the hostilities is of extreme importance."
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