Deeply alarmed by the escalating violence in Syria’s east Ghouta, the United Nations has reiterated a call for an end to hostilities so that the sick and wounded can be immediately evacuated and humanitarian aid deliveries can reach those in need.
East Ghouta: Action needed now to save hundreds of thousands ‘living in hell on earth,’ stresses UN
- 21 February 2018
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