United States Mission to the United Nations
Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
For Immediate Release
February 12, 2023
Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Urgent Need for a UN Security Council Resolution to Authorize Additional Cross-Border Humanitarian Access into Syria
The devastating humanitarian crisis caused by the February 6th earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria requires urgent action from the international community. Right now, every hour matters. We have heard the calls from UN leadership that the Security Council needs to authorize two additional crossings to help deliver lifesaving aid to people in the northwest of Syria. People in the affected areas are counting on us. They are appealing to our common humanity to help in their moment of need. We cannot let them down — we must vote immediately on a resolution to heed the UN’s call for authorization of additional border crossings for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. We have the power to act. It’s time to move with urgency and purpose.
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