UNICEF says awaiting Syrian government nod to deliver medical supplies to Homs

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has submitted a list of medical supplies to the Syrian government which it wants to deliver to civilians trapped in the Old City of Homs, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

UNICEF is ready to deliver basic medical supplies for hundreds, possibly thousands, of people in the besieged city, 500 polio vaccine doses, oral rehydration salts for malnourished children, children's clothing and baby hygiene kits, Marixie Mercado told a news briefing in Geneva.