International Rescue Committee: Statement From David Miliband on Russian and Chinese Veto of Syria Cross Border Resolution as First COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Idlib
July 11, 2020
July 11, 2020
NEW YORK, July 11 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following statement on July 10 by President and CEO David Miliband:
The Russian and Chinese veto of the life-saving cross-border aid provision into Syria is a dark day for Syrian civilians, a dark day for the UN, and a mark of shame as the world should be unifying to fight COVID-19. The second veto in a week shows a determination that defies logic or humanity to dismantle a system designed to bring life-saving aid to . . .
The Russian and Chinese veto of the life-saving cross-border aid provision into Syria is a dark day for Syrian civilians, a dark day for the UN, and a mark of shame as the world should be unifying to fight COVID-19. The second veto in a week shows a determination that defies logic or humanity to dismantle a system designed to bring life-saving aid to . . .