Children play near upright buses barricading a street, which serve as protection from snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's rebel-controlled Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, Syria April 6, 2016. (Reuters)
GENEVA:
The chairman of a UN humanitarian taskforce on Syria said on Thursday he was disappointed by a slowdown in aid access, largely because of blockages by government-backed forces, but he hoped there would be a major evacuation from four towns.
Jan Egeland said the evacuation was planned of up to 500 sick and wounded people and their families from the towns of Madaya, Zabadani, Foua and Kufreya.
Jan Egeland said the evacuation was planned of up to 500 sick and wounded people and their families from the towns of Madaya, Zabadani, Foua and Kufreya.
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