“We ... are obliged to look at the humanitarian needs as objectively as needed.”“Our message to Russia is as it has always been before — please observe international humanitarian law and see to it that the people that are suffering in this terrible war that has lasted much too long, that this suffering can be stopped.”Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report circulated Monday that “the United Nations does not have an alternative means of reaching people in need in the areas in which cross-border assistance is being provided.”Last year, Russia and China abstained in the 13-0 vote authorizing the crossing points.The mandate for the current resolution expires Jan. 10, and diplomats said they expect tough negotiations.Heusgen said he expects a vote before Christmas.Guterres said 2019 saw “a further deterioration of an already extremely difficult humanitarian situation for people throughout Syria, where over 11 million people remain in need of assistance.”As the year draws to an end, the secretary-general said, he is “particularly concerned about the impact that a potential full-scale military offensive in the northwest could have on the already vulnerable population, while also watching with concern the impact of ongoing hostilities in the northeast, as well as increasing tension in the south.”He said this year’s humanitarian appeal for Syria for $3.3 billion is only 55% funded, at $1.8 billion, and urged donors to provide additional support.
Al-Yarubiya will remain closed, as will Ramtha, the Jordanian crossing that was likewise shuttered in January. Its mandate was most recently renewed in … Support original reporting on
Our services might take 3 hours to be ready for your use from the time you book it. The UN cross-border aid delivery mechanism was first established in 2014 through resolution 2165. Syria’s is a crisis in transition, rather than "We ... are obliged to look at the humanitarian needs as objectively as needed. Russia, China oppose draft resolution to add new crossing point in Turkey, extend cross-border operations for year. Saudi Arabia: There are three border crossings with Saudi Arabia from the east: Umari Border Crossing: 155km away from Amman and open 24/7 throughout the year. Ar-Ramtha (Arabic: الرَّمثا), colloquially transliterated as ar-Romtha (Arabic: الرُّمثا), is a city situated in the far northwest of Jordan near the border with Syria. continue bringing you the stories that matter And it would renew the cross-border operation for only six months.Envoys from the 10 elected members of the Security Council, which serve two-year terms, stood outside the chamber on Tuesday to express support for renewing the cross-border "mechanism." In the 2017, ar-Ramtha had a population of approximately 164,211, making it the eleventh largest city in Jordan, and the second in Irbid Governorate, and the city has grown since then. The Russia-proposed resolution suggests extending the mechanism of cross-border aid deliveries to Syria, but through only two checkpoints, at Bab al-Salam and Bab al-Hawa, on the Syria-Turkey border. Syria. Visitors can travel to Jordan by road from Iraq through Al-Karamah Border Crossing, which is 331km away from Amman and is open 24/7 throughout the year. This city has two sports clubs, The Russia-proposed resolution suggests extending the mechanism of cross-border aid deliveries to Syria, but through only two checkpoints, at Bab al-Salam and Bab al-Hawa, on the Syria-Turkey border. Since 2014, the Security Council has sent aid through four border crossings — Bab al-Salam and Bab al-Hawa in Turkey, Al Yarubiyah in Iraq, and Al-Ramtha in Jordan. It is situated along the Damascus-Amman section of the Hejaz Railway.. During the Syrian Civil War, rebel forces took control of the crossing in September 2013. It covers 40km in a flat location 30 km north-east of Jordan River and Irbid. 2. "We are not impressed by any veto threats," he said. Before the summer of 2018, al-Ramtha crossing —controlled by the Syrian armed opposition factions— was a crucial humanitarian route for civilians in southern Syria. Russia and China clashed with other UN Security Council nations over the delivery of humanitarian aid across borders and conflict lines to more than one million Syrians in mainly rebel-held areas.Since 2014, the Security Council has sent aid through four border crossings - Bab al-Salam and Bab al-Hawa in Turkey, al-Yarubiyah in Iraq, and al-Ramtha in Jordan.The sponsors of this year's aid resolution - Germany, Belgium and Kuwait - circulated a draft that has been discussed for several weeks that would add a new crossing point in Turkey and extend cross-border operations for a year.Russia and China, allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, circulated a rival resolution on Monday that seeks to close the crossing points in Iraq and Jordan, leaving only two in Turkey while not adding the third proposed in the rival resolution. As a result of agenda-free funding, our focus is on providing credible, original, relevant and immediate news and analysis of the conflict. In 2015, Jordan closed the Jaber border crossing with Syria for security reasons, while Ramtha, the other border crossing with the war-torn country, has been closed for more than five years.