11-0 Security Council vote, with four absentions, was urged by Russia
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.This photo taken on December 12, 2019 shows a view of tents at a camp for displaced Syrians at Khirbet al-Joz in the west of the northwestern Idlib province near the border with Turkey, where residents survive mostly on aid and barely have enough money to buy food and clothes to keep warm.The U.N.
Germany, Belgium and Kuwait, backed by the U.S., Britain, France and other council nations initially wanted to add a new crossing point and extend the mandate for a year. The Western nations and others insisted, however, that the Iraqi crossing point was also critical, especially for the delivery of medicine and surgical supplies to the northeast.
Russia and China vetoed the resolution that would authorize deliveries through three crossings, which was supported by 13 of the 15 Security Council members. Faced with Friday’s deadline and the possibility of cutting off all cross-border aid, Germany and Belgium revised their draft resolution again on Friday to limit deliveries to just the two Turkish crossing points.
According to the U.N., 40 per cent of all medical, surgical and health supplies to the northeast along with water and sanitation supplies are delivered through the Al Yarubiyah crossing point in Iraq.
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