(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Jan 10 (KUNA) -- The European Union Tuesday welcomed the decision by the UN Security Council yesterday to extend use of the crossing point of Bab al-Hawa from Turkey to Syria for humanitarian deliveries.
'Monday's decision is therefore very good news for the people of Syria. We would like to thank especially Ireland and Norway as penholders in the UN Security Council,' said EU High Representative Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic in a joint statement. The six-month extension is until July 10, 2023.
Uninterrupted delivery of UN cross-border humanitarian assistance remains vital for 4.1 million Syrians living in north-west Syria, including 2.8 million internally displaced. Their lives depend on this humanitarian assistance, it noted.
The current situation inside Syria does not allow for any adequate alternative to UN-coordinated humanitarian assistance from abroad. The use of Bab al-Hawa crossing point is a humanitarian imperative to preserve the functioning of a critical humanitarian lifeline for millions of Syrians, stressed the statement.
The EU will continue to advocate for all parties to depoliticise and allow unimpeded and continued delivery of humanitarian aid to all those in need and will continue to support the delivery of reliable, impartial humanitarian aid, added the statement. (end)
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