Switzerland Already Makes Itself Useful In The UN Security Council

Date

1/10/2023 2:14:20 PM

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Deutsch (de) die schweiz macht sich im uno-sicherheitsrat bereits nützlich (original)

First there were four, then three, and for some time there has been only one border crossing open for emergency aid deliveries to the Syrian rebel areas. It is often referred to as the“last lifeline”. For years Russia has resisted the UN delivering humanitarian aid to Syria that does not go via the Syrian capital Damascus, i.e. via Moscow's protégé, dictator Bashar al-Assad.

For the UN and humanitarian organisations, on the other hand, it is precisely direct aid to areas not controlled by the regime that is essential. They doubt that Assad would provide assistance to people in need in resistance areas.

Keeping Syrian border crossings open has therefore been a major bone of contention in the UN Security Council for years. Russia has vetoed some draft resolutions. On others, it has abstained. Surprisingly, however, it has now approved a compromise resolution, as have the other 14 Security Council members.

It provides that the border from Turkey to Syria at Bab al-Hawa can be used for emergency aid deliveries for at least another six months. Aid agencies and most states, not least Western ones, would have preferred the long-term use of several border crossings. But it was impossible for Moscow to agree to this. Why it agreed this time is not entirely clear.

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