UN and its partners continue to deliver critical cross-border assistance

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that the UN and its partners continue to deliver critical cross-border assistance from Türkiye to Syria.

The UN Deputy Spokesperson on 7th February said, “this week, 19 trucks crossed into north-west Syria carrying nearly 300 tons of food aid from the World Food Programmed for 90,000 people, as well as medical supplies from the World Health Organization and education kits from UNICEF to reach 450,000 people.”

OCHA welcomed the extension by the caretaker authorities for the UN to deliver humanitarian assistance through the Bab al-Hawa crossing for an additional six months, until August 7th of this year.