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Russia fails again at UN before voting on the latest cross-border assistance to Syria

 


NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russia failed Thursday in a second attempt by the UN Security Council to reduce aid to Syria from Turkey, diplomats said, and the council will now vote on a last-ditch effort. extended approval for cross-border aid shipments before expiring on Friday.

The 15-member council is divided, with most members opposed to the veto’s allies, Syria’s ally Russia and China, who want to halve the number of border crossings for aid shipments to Syria from Turkey to one, arguing that those areas now can be achieved with humanitarian aid from inside Syria.

The United Nations says millions of Syrian civilians are dependent on humanitarian aid from Turkey.

“The cross-border operation in NW (north-west) in Syria is a life-saving one,” Mark Cutts, the regional humanitarian humanitarian coordinator for the Syrian crisis, said in a Twitter post. “It is essential that the Security Council extends the cross-border resolution … We cannot fail these people.”

An attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on protesters in 2011 led to civil war, with Moscow backing Assad and Washington supporting the opposition. Millions of people have fled Syria and millions have been relocated within the country.

For six years, the Security Council authorized each year to send aid to Syria from four border crossings, two in Turkey, one in Jordan and one in Iraq. In January, it allowed the aid operation to continue from Turkey for six months, but Iraq and Jordan fell due to opposition from Russia and China.

On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed an attempt to extend Turkish border crossings for a year. The other 13 members voted in favor of the resolution, drafted by Germany and Belgium.

Russia then proposed that only one pass be authorized for six months, but it failed with only four votes on Wednesday.

Germany and Belgium have now reached a compromise that would authorize the two Turkish crossings for six months. Russia introduced a change to cut it at a crossroads. The council voted in favor of the change, and diplomats said Thursday it had failed, receiving only two votes in favor.

So now the council will vote on the compromise from Germany and Belgium. During the coronavirus pandemic, the council functioned virtually and members have 24 hours to vote.

The result will be announced on Friday. If the resolution is not approved, then the UN cross-border aid operation will end.

Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Edited by Bernadette Baum

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