UN Urged to Be More Aggressive in Delivering Aid to Syrians

The United Nations should do more to deliver aid to millions of people in Syria who desperately need it, humanitarian and international law experts wrote in an open letter to the organization. The letter, published in European newspapers, said the United Nations is too concerned about violating Syria’s sovereignty, and should do more to force the Damascus government to allow humanitarian aid into the country. “Blatant disregard for the most basic rules of...

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