Why is UN aid so slow to reach Syrian earthquake survivors? A quick guide to how cross-border aid works, or doesn’t.

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Author(s)
Slemrod, A.
Publication language
English
Pages
1pp
Date published
10 Feb 2023
Type
Articles
Keywords
Working in conflict setting, Development & humanitarian aid, Earthquakes
Countries
Syria, Turkey
Organisations
The New Humanitarian
Link
http://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2023/02/10/why-un-aid-so-slow-reach-syria…

As the death toll rises and more days pass with thousands of survivors trying to find shelter in freezing temperatures in earthquake-hit (and war-ravaged) northwest Syria, many people are asking a simple question: Why can’t the UN send aid straight into the region from wherever it wants?