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UNSC President Says Hopes for Consensus on Resolution to Extend Cross-Border Aid in Syria

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German Ambassador to the United Nations, Christoph Heusgen said on Tuesday (July7) that he is hopeful the UN Security Council will be able to reach a consensus and adopt a resolution re-authorizing the cross-border aid delivery mechanism in Syria. The 15-member UN Security Council is set to vote later on Tuesday on a draft resolution that would extend the cross-border authorization to bring humanitarian assistance from Turkey for an additional year until the existing authorization expires on July 10. The mechanism for cross-border aid delivery in the northwest of Syria was first adopted in 2014. Since, the initial number of four checkpoints was reduced to two, the checkpoints at Bab al-Hawa and Bab al-Salam//sputnik

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