Syria: Humanitarian Aid

(asked on 8th February 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assess the practicability of delivering aid to besieged areas of Syria by drone; and if she will make a statement.


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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 20th February 2017

Aid delivered by road, by trusted humanitarian partners who ensure it gets to those who need it most, is the most effective way to meet needs in Syria. We are pushing the Assad regime to allow this, while working tirelessly with our partners to examine all other options for getting aid into besieged areas.

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