SYRIA: UN HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES REITERATE CALL FOR ACCESS TO 1.2 MILLION STRANDED IN DAMASCUS

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SYRIA: UN HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES REITERATE CALL FOR ACCESS TO 1.2
MILLION STRANDED IN DAMASCUSNew York, Jun 12 2013 6:00PMWith United
Nations-led convoys standing by to deliver urgent relief items, UN
humanitarian agencies in Syria today reiterated their calls for
immediate access to an estimated 1.2 million people in hard-to-reach
areas of rural Damascus and elsewhere throughout the country.

In a news release from the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), the agencies said that they are "concerned about the
deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Rural Damascus where
several locations are increasingly difficult to access."

In particular, OCHA is trying to reach a civilian population stranded
in the area of Muadhamiya in the capital city, where an estimated
5,000 families are believed to be holed up by the ongoing hostilities.

The families are subject to "immense suffering" and have not received
sufficient assistance for many months, the UN coordinating agency
said.

Since March 2013, UN humanitarian agencies have submitted three
official requests to the Syrian Government to allow access.

The UN-led convoys carrying most needed relief items have been
rescheduled seven times since then, awaiting official clearance, OCHA
said.

"This situation does not reflect the repeated pledges by the
authorities to allow humanitarian actors to access all areas in Syria
where there is need to deliver humanitarian assistance," the UN
humanitarian community said in a
<"http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/un-humanitarian-agencies-syria-request-urgent-access-affected">news
release.

Last week, the UN launched a $4.4 billion humanitarian appeal – the
largest aid request in the Organization's history – to assist the
growing number of people suffering the effects of the crisis in Syria.

The appeal, revised from $1.5 billion in January, covers relief
activities for the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan (SHARP)
and the Regional Response Plan (RRP).

Of the $4.4 billion, $1.4 billion will go to SHARP, assisting Syrians
inside Syria, and $3 billion to RRP, which provides life-saving aid
and protection to refugees in the immediate surrounding region. So
far, $1.2 billion have been received.

In addition to this, the Governments of Lebanon and Jordan are seeking
$450 million and $380 million, respectively, to support the efforts to
provide education, health and other services to the refugees who are
now in their countries.Jun 12 2013 6:00PM
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