continue, the uk got some 2000 citizens out with the royal air force, and just overnight. but, the u and focus is really on turning to the humanitarian efforts, which are desperately needed, and the u.n. is warning of a catastrophe if it does not stop to allow and that is what the focus is on. the u.n. relief chief is set to get these urgent talks going to get the humanitarian aid in, and they say that it is currently in the, country it has been massively looted, so putting even more pressure on a very little aid that is available for assistance to the sudanese people. we have heard reports of fighting, heavy fighting, around the presidential palace in khartoum the capital,
Don t forget Syria again as crisis enters its thirteenth year politics.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politics.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As Syria’s crisis enters its thirteenth year, the human cost associated with over a decade of conflict and instability continues to rise. Conflict has brought with it economic destitution, the destruction of basic services and infrastructure, and more recently the first cholera outbreak in Syria in thirteen years.
everywhere. jomana, just incredible reporting. i know that you were able to cross the border. you re one of the few who have been able to do it. so you know how hard it is. what more are you able to tell us about the struggle to get any humanitarian aid into that corner of the country, which is already so isolated because of the war? reporter: well, erin, it looks now like the international community is finally mobilizing. the assad regime, according to the u.n., in the past few hours has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow for aid to come across. but we ll have to wait and see. the regime has a history, and everyone knows the history of this regime, and whether this will happen or not, we ll have to see. and then you also have u.n. aid trucks that have started crossing over in the past few days more than 50 trucks. but people in northern syria say that s just too little too late. the u.n. s relief chief also