UN aid chief: We failed people in north-west Syria
"We have so far failed the people in north-west Syria. They rightly feel abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn't arrived," the United Nations' top humanitarian relief official, Martin Griffiths said in a tweet.
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- Published Date: 03:32 | 12 February 2023
- Modified Date: 04:10 | 12 February 2023
The United Nations' top humanitarian relief official, Martin Griffiths, admitted the UN had failed to provide help to people in Syria's opposition-controlled region since Monday's devastating earthquake.
"We have so far failed the people in north-west Syria. They rightly feel abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn't arrived," Griffiths said in a tweet.
"My duty and our obligation is to correct this failure as fast as we can. That's my focus now," he added during a visit to the border area.
Families of the victims in the town of Jindires, Idlib province, hoisted the UN flag upside down over buildings destroyed by earthquakes to condemn a lack of help from the organization, according to opposition activist Osama Abo Zayd.
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