UN demands Syria allow in humanitarian chief
In its first statement on Syria in seven months, the UN Security Council on Thursday deplored the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation there and called on the government to grant UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos "immediate and unhindered access."
The press statement, obtained by The Associated Press, is significant because it requires agreement of all 15 council members, including Russia and China, who have vetoed two resolutions condemning the Syrian government's bloody crackdown and calling for President Bashar Assad to step down. (AP)
