Syrian civilian defense UN units slammed for Failed to properly respond to the humanitarian crisis in opposition-held areas of Country, destroyed Two big earthquakes.
Raed Saleh who Leading the White Helmets, he said area He has not received any aid from the United Nations since Monday’s earthquake aimed at disaster response, he said six Trucks that crossed the border into Syria on It was Thursday regular shipment that have been postponed.
He added, “The trucks that entered a convoy yesterday were scheduled to enter on Monday, but it was delayed because of the earthquake. via Video link from Idlib. “So far, no aid has arrived in northwestern Syria from the United Nations in response to the earthquake,” he added.
Al-Saleh described the UN response as “catastrophic”. body should I apologize to the Syrians people for deficiency of help I saved.”
United Nations office for coordination of Humanitarian Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saleh’s allegations.
International Organization for The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 14 trucks carrying humanitarian aid have crossed into Syria after leaving southern Turkey. city of Gaziantep earlier on Friday. Trucks are restricted for opposition-held Idlib items Including electric heaters, tents and blankets, according to the International Organization for Migration.
In response to a question about whether the 14 trucks that crossed the border into Syria were part of it of a regular helps shipment Unrelated to the earthquake response, IOM spokesman Paul Dillon said the “pre-positioning” of Help was not issue.
“the issue It is that humanitarian assistance that is urgently needed and appropriate for people who Including tents, blankets and other materials, they are being delivered to northwest Syria at this time.”
Credit goes to the White Helmets, officially known as the Syrian Civil Defense with Save thousands of people in opposition-held areas hit By bombing the regime and Russian forces in 12- Syria- a long civil war.
The White Helmets say they are neutral. They were described by the leader of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, and his supporters, including Russia tools of Western propaganda and rebels.
The World Has Forgotten Syria: World Health Organization official
Meanwhile, A.J senior World Health Organization (WHO) official Grief over the “forgotten crisis” in Syria. on Friday, as aid begins to flow into rebel-held areas, days after a devastating earthquake.
As the World Health Organization prepares to transport medical supplies to Syria from Dubai, Executive Director Mike Ryan director of The World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme, said there was a huge backlog of Aid was waiting to reach opposition-held northwest Syria.
The only aid corridor that bypasses regime-held areas and serves war-torn people regionthat home to 4 million peopleit was temporarily cut off off Because of the massive earthquake that occurred on Monday.
the first Convoy of Emergency supplies have finally arrived through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Turkey on Thursday. More than 22,000 people He died in disaster in both of them countries.
“The world has forgotten about Syria,” Ryan told reporters in Dubai during preparations for flight assistance.
“Honestly, earthquakes drew attention back. But these millions of people in It was Syria struggling now for years. It has become a forgotten crisis.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council on Thursday to allow opening of additional crossings on Turkish-Syrian border for delivery of United Nations aid to opposition areas.
This week, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of a “race against Time to save lives in The earthquake zone with continued aftershocks and freezing winter conditions to bite.
Even before the earthquake, a decade ago of It was the civil war and the Syrian-Russian aerial bombardment destroyed Hospitals and caused shortages of electricity, fuel and water in Northwest, which is under opposition control.
“There is a huge backlog of Ryan said supplies are ready to go. “Many agencies, including ours, have pre-stocked because we are in winter, already Too exposed.
“There is huge problem with millions of people. “
opportunities of Finding survivors was dim before first Help arrived after the end of The three-day period considered by experts critical to save lives.
Syria now facing “minor disaster” of Lives lost due to deficiency of Ryan warned about medical supplies.
“We have to acknowledge the scale of “This disaster is very big and it is beyond everyone’s ability,” he said.
“If they don’t have it equipmentThey can’t do their job – it is like A fireman is asked to rush to fire without a fire Khartoum “.
Officials and medics said 19,875 people He died in Turkish and 3377 in Syria in Earthquake on Monday, confirming total to 22,368. Experts fear that number will continue rise.
