Today,
I must write about the situation in the Idlib Province of Syria. Following the
military operations ordered by President Bashar al-Assad and supported by the
Russian air force, there is a major humanitarian crisis in Idlib. Hundreds of
thousands of people – the more accurate figure must be close to a million – are
just caught in between the advancing regime forces and the border with Turkey,
that remains closed. These people require urgent assistance. The UN and the key
NGOs could provide much of needed help but can’t operate when there are
bombardments going on. We must advocate for a temporary halt. And let the
civilians move on.
This
tragedy should be brought to the attention of the UN Security Council. I have no
illusion about the Council. But I think the European countries that sit in the
Council should urgently table the situation. That’s a moral move. A necessary
one. It might also get us to a short humanitarian window of opportunity.
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