UN Orders Syria Humanitarian Aid Access

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on Syria's humanitarian crisis, demanding that both sides in the conflict provide immediate access to deliver essential aid to millions of people in desperate need.The 15-member council united on Syria for the first time Saturday. Russia and China - which have shielded Syria's government throughout the country's three-year-long civil war - voted in favor of the resolution. Saturday's vote does not threaten...

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