Syria: Humanitarian disaster in Idlib 'unfolding before our eyes' says top UN relief official
New York, June 19 -- Unabating violence, destruction and a downward sprial in overall conditions for the desperate people trapped in north-western Syria's Idlib were in the spotlight as the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday that "we are faced with a humanitarian disaster unfolding before our eyes".
"There is no denying the facts", he stated.
Mark Lowcock, also the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, painted a grim picture of continuing violence involving Syrian Government forces and their allies, armed opposition forces, and the Security Council-listed terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
"Over the last six weeks, the conduct of hostilities has resulted in more than 230 civilian d...
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