The Syrian government of President Bashar Assad was accused by the US on Tuesday of misusing life-saving foreign aid meant for earthquake victims and turning it into goods for sale or use by the Syrian government.
In a similar vein, Ambassador Robert Wood, the US's alternate representative for special political affairs at the UN, blamed "other actors" of impeding supplies and urged all parties to avoid politicizing aid.
Responding to accusations that US sanctions are hampering the delivery of aid, Wood said that the sanctions only target individuals and entities that have “brutalized the people of Syria for over a decade.”
He added: “These are individuals who have tortured Syrians, dropped chemical weapons on Syrians, or stolen from the Syrian people through rampant corruption. US sanctions do not target humanitarian assistance to those in need and we have made that clear through our actions.”
Wood was addressing at a Security Council session to review the most recent international initiatives to assist Syrians in dealing with the fallout from the earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria on February 6. At least 50,000 people were killed by the quack, with 6,000 of those deaths occurring in Syria. Tens of thousands of people are still missing and many more were injured.
In a similar vein, Ambassador Robert Wood, the US's alternate representative for special political affairs at the UN, blamed "other actors" of impeding supplies and urged all parties to avoid politicizing aid.
Responding to accusations that US sanctions are hampering the delivery of aid, Wood said that the sanctions only target individuals and entities that have “brutalized the people of Syria for over a decade.”
He added: “These are individuals who have tortured Syrians, dropped chemical weapons on Syrians, or stolen from the Syrian people through rampant corruption. US sanctions do not target humanitarian assistance to those in need and we have made that clear through our actions.”
Wood was addressing at a Security Council session to review the most recent international initiatives to assist Syrians in dealing with the fallout from the earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria on February 6. At least 50,000 people were killed by the quack, with 6,000 of those deaths occurring in Syria. Tens of thousands of people are still missing and many more were injured.
