providing shelter, food and health care in the wreckage of a stable country like turkey is challenging enough. across the border in syria, over a decade into a civil war, it s proving near impossible. only one of the four original border crossings in the country has been open. the us government has led calls for syria s president assad to let more aid reach people in rebel held areas of northern syria. last night he agreed to let the un use two more crossings for three months of aid deliveries. syria supports the entry of humanitarian aid into the region through all possible cross points, whether from inside syria or across the borders. the white helmets emergency group says people in the region have felt disappointed and abandoned.
now it s about supporting the survivors. millions of them injured, traumatised and homeless in freezing conditions. providing shelter, food and health care in the wreckage of a stable country like turkey is challenging enough. across the border in syria, over a decade into a civil war, it s proving near impossible. only one of the four original border crossings in the country has been open. the us government has led calls for syria s president assad to let more aid reach people in rebel held areas of northern syria. last night he agreed to let the un use two more crossings for three months of aid deliveries. syria supports the entry of humanitarian aid into the region through all possible cross points, whether from inside syria
of the last miraculous survivors. as the digging continues, the un is warning the death count will likely more than double, as the rescue phase of its operations ends. now it s about supporting the survivors. millions of them injured, traumatised and homeless in freezing conditions. providing shelter, food and health care in the wreckage of a stable country like turkey is challenging enough. across the border in syria, over a decade into a civil war, it s proving near impossible. only one of the four original border crossings in the country has been open. the us government has led calls for syria s president assad to let more aid reach people in rebel held areas of northern syria. last night he agreed to let the un use two more crossings for three months of aid deliveries.
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this is bbc world news. the latest headlines the us vice president, kamala harris, has led calls for police reform at the funeral of tyre nichols, who died after being beaten by officers in memphis. the united states has reached a deal to boost its military presence in the philippines as it seeks to counter chinese influence in the region. it s been a year to forget for meta. the owner of facebook, instagram and whatsapp has revealed 2022 saw its first fall in annual sales since the company listed its shares on the stock exchange, more than a decade ago. companies have been cutting back on digital advertising, and meta is facing growing competition from the likes of tiktok. those concerns have helped to wipe out more than half the company s value over the past year. but shares soared in late trade, as the company promised to slash costs and become more efficient this year.