sovereignty jealously. the secretary at sovereigntyjealously. the secretary at have the authority from the security council to deliver aid cross border we did. we appealed for more border crossings. in the end, the syrian government gave the permission to use two more crossings. we use that opportunity as quickly as we could. we have delivered about 500 trucks of aid now since the beginning of the quake. four days after the earthquake, the death toll is still rising and is now 17,000 in total. in northwest syria, many hospitals are now too badly damaged to operate.
is head of the way as turkey was able to. this man is head of the syrian way as turkey was able to. this man is head of the syrian volunteer- is head of the syrian volunteer group known as the white helmets. the un teams can deploy anywhere in the world within 48 hours of request, usually by a government. the un humanitarian co ordination in syria was begging me aside regime to give access and to some in north west syria it seems like no one was listening.
aleppo turkey. we go where we are able to go, we go for the co ordination where there is international aid to be co ordinated. it is day three. the death toll in syria now exceeds 2500 stop with nearly 11 million affected by the earthquake. 4 million syrians depend on aid agencies for survival. but the border crossing, the only entry point for you aid to northwest syria, is reportedly blocked and unusable. it syria, is reportedly blocked and unusable. :, :, ~ syria, is reportedly blocked and unusable. , :, unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities to unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities to reopen - unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities to reopen the i turkish authorities to reopen the border crossing because, as you well know, this earthquake hits not only
bab al hawa crossing. carson whalen is a former political correspondent for the un. he studied how the syrian regime has politicised humanitarian aid. 50 syrian regime has politicised humanitarian aid. syrian regime has politicised humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in the humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in the security - humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in the security council. humanitarian aid. so we have a - debate in the security council every six months to discuss the conditions under which the un is allowed to live across border grade aid into syria, and maybe the russian side imposes new conditions on the delivery of humanitarian aid. valerie amos is a former head of the un s office for the co ordination of humanitarian affairs. i un s office for the co-ordination of humanitarian affairs. humanitarian affairs. i and others have been humanitarian affairs. i and others have been deeply humanitarian affairs. i and
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