Russia maintains its veto to obstruct humanitarian aid access for the people of north-west Syria: UK statement at the General Assembly.
Thank you, Mr. President. Our meeting today has been prompted by Russia’s seventeenth veto concerning Syria. Time and again, Russia has employed their veto to block humanitarian access for the people of north-west Syria and to impede accountability for violence against civilians. This instance of the veto is particularly harsh. The UN has been unequivocal …