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Joint Statement On Security Council Resolution 2165 On Humanitarian Access In Syria
NEW YORK/ ROME, 16 July, 2014 - We welcome Security Council Resolution 2165 on humanitarian access in Syria, which should enable us to reach up to 2.9 million more people with vital aid. This resolution represents a breakthrough in our efforts to get aid to Syrians in need.
People sit in a shop as they watch TV broadcasting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaking as he is sworn in for a new seven-year term, in Damascus
People sit in a shop as they watch TV broadcasting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaking as he is sworn in for a new seven-year term, in Damascus July 16, 2014. Al-Assad, who was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, said Western and Arab states that have supported "terrorism" will pay a "high price" and that he would fight insurgents until security was restored to the whole country. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A man sits inside a barber shop as he watches TV broadcasting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaking as he is sworn in for a new seven-year term, in Damascus
A man sits inside a barber shop as he watches TV broadcasting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaking as he is sworn in for a new seven-year term, in Damascus July 16, 2014. Al-Assad, who was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, said Western and Arab states that have supported "terrorism" will pay a "high price" and that he would fight insurgents until security was restored to the whole country. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
People in a barber shop watch TV broadcasting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad being sworn in for a new seven-year term, in Damascus
People in a barber shop watch TV broadcasting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad being sworn in for a new seven-year term, in Damascus July 16, 2014. Al-Assad, who was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, said Western and Arab states that have supported "terrorism" will pay a "high price" and that he would fight insurgents until security was restored to the whole country. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)