United Nations agencies have for months been unable to deliver aid in Damascus suburbs where families “are subject to immense suffering,” despite repeated promises from the Syrian government to grant access. More than 1.2 million people in urgent need of assistance are living in hard to reach areas amid deteriorating conditions around Damascus, according to the U.N. Since November, an estimated 5,000 families in the town of Moadamyeh have been cut off from surrounding areas, blocked by government checkpoints or snipers, said Adnan Sheikh, an activist and resident of the town. The challenge of delivering aid to the town reflects a larger access problem across Syria, with...
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