The United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday called for action by the Security Council to halt the appalling destruction of Syria’s eastern Ghouta, where nearly 300 people have reportedly been killed in just the past few days, as “bombs and mortars have rained down on bakeries and medical facilities.”
‘You can still save lives’; UN aid chief urges Security Council action to halt violence in Syria’s war-battered east Ghouta
- 22 February 2018
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