to be hostage to the gridlock of the people are asking, why should the humanitarian needs to be hostage to the gridlock of the security council, where russia and china vetoed the un? that is a long story, it is to do with the syrian government s claims for sovereignty, but i want to say this on that issue. i don t think it is right to give up hope that we will get access. we are looking very, very actively and firmly and hard for opening up two more crossing points. through turkey into. through turkey into the north west, yes. in the coming days we are going to put a resolution before the security council. if anybody wants to veto it, let them do so. the case for those two additional crossing points is a black and white humanitarian case. this is not politics and people who say we are playing with politics, that is not fair. that was martin griffiths from the united nations. lets it to let take
this is eight years old. why does that have to be there? why do you have to go through the security council? why should the humanitarian needs to be hostage to the gridlock of the security council? russia and china can veto the un security council. that is a long story, it is to do with the syrian government s claims for sovereignty, but i want to say this on that issue. i don t think it is right to give up hope that we will get access. we are looking very, very actively and firmly and hard for opening up two more crossing points. through turkey into. through turkey into the north west, in the coming days. we are going to put a resolution before the security council. if anybody wants to veto it, let them do so. the case for those two additional crossing points is a black and white humanitarian case. this is not politics, lyse, and people who say we are playing with politics,
get in the way. we are not there on the ground, as you know, becausel get in the way. we are not there on i the ground, as you know, because the security council has only allowed cross border resolution this many years, which provides for un aid to go through a single crossing. and to be delivered to professional organisations there. this is not new, this is eight years old. this is not about. new, this is eight years old. this is not about. . . new, this is eight years old. this is not about. why does that have to be. people is not about. why does that have to be. people asking is not about. why does that have to be. people asking why - is not about. why does that have to be. people asking why do - is not about. why does that have to be. people asking why do you | to be. people asking why do you have to go to the un security council? why should the humanitarian needs to be hostage to the gridlock on the security council were russia and china veto the un. on the security council w
there on the ground. we re not there on the ground, as you know, because the security council has only allowed a cross border resolution this many years, which provides for un aid to go through a single crossing. and to be delivered to professional organisations there. this is not new, this is eight years old. this is not about. why does that have to be. people asking why do you have to go to the un security council? why should the humanitarian needs be hostage to the gridlock on the security council were russia and china veto the un. well, that s a long story and it s to do with the syrian government s claims for sovereignty. but i want to say this on that issue i don t think it s right to give up hope that we will get access. we are looking very, very actively and firmly and hard for opening two more crossing points. through turkey into.? yes, through turkey into the north west.
particularly in idlib. they re saying you re letting politics get in the way of humanitarian relief because you re not there on the ground. distant whistling. distant shouting. well, we re not there on the ground, as you know, because the security council has only allowed no, this is not new. this is eight years old. why does that have to be there? people are asking, why do you have to go through the security council? why should the humanitarian needs to be hostage to the gridlock of the security council? of the security council, where russia and china have a veto on the un security council? that s a long story, it s to do with the syrian government s claims for sovereignty, but i want to say this on that issue. i don t think it s right to give up hope that we will get access. we are looking very, very actively and firmly and hard for opening up two more crossing points. through turkey into. through turkey into the north west, in the coming days. we re going to put a resolution