US-imposed Caesar Act sanctions against the Syrian government have impeded humanitarian efforts in the country following the devastating February 6 earthquake, the UN Resident Coordinator for Syria, Mostafa Benlamlih, said on Wednesday.
Benlamlih also warned against the "politicization" of humanitarian efforts in Syria, referring to claims by western media outlets and certain aid groups that the government ‘prohibits’ aid from reaching opposition-held territory.
Iranian aid packages being unloaded in Aleppo. February 8, 2023. Image: AFP/Getty Images
“The goal of UN organizations is to deliver a message about the suffering of the Syrians as a result of the sanctions imposed on their country … These sanctions have … prevented the arrival of millions of dollars to those affected by the earthquake,” Benlamlih told Syrian news agency SANA in an interview.
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