Vietnam calls for more humanitarian aid to Syria amid COVID-19
Vietnam has called on the international community to increase support to help Syria cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and deal with food security problems.
Children wear masks at a school in Damascus, Syria, on September 13 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam has called on theinternational community to increase support to help Syria cope with the COVID-19pandemic and deal with food security problems.
Speaking at the UN Security Council’s online monthlydiscussion on the Syrian situation, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of theVietnam mission to the UN, expressed his concern about challenges facingmillions of Syrian people, including conflicts that have killed civilians andadverse impacts from the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
He underlined the urgent need to seek a comprehensivepolitical solution to the crisis and increase humanitarian aid to the country.
The ambassador urged all relevant parties in Syria to createthe most favourable conditions for effective humanitarian operations and callon the international community to continue their support during this criticalmoment. The assistance should be strengthened toincrease COVID-19 response capability, fight food insecurity and provideadequate winter supplies, he stated.
According to the UNSecretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, the Syriangovernment and the opposition have yet to agree on the agenda and the time fortheir next meeting since their last meeting in late August.
Pedersen hoped thetalks can be resumed in November this year. Meanwhile, attacks targetingcivilians have taken place almost every day, he added.
Meanwhile, UN Under-Secretary-Generalfor Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, saidthat the COVID-19 pandemic has developed complicatedly in the country. Theofficial report showed that the country has over 5,000 infections, but he heldthat the real count is much higher as the testing conditions remain poor and communityinfections stay complicated.
The economic crisishas also worsened food security in Syria, while food prices had risen 90percent over the past six months, together with a serious shortage ofcommodities, he said./.
Ambassador and Deputy Head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UN Pham Hai Anh on August 27 underscored that it is important to provide timely, secure and unobstructed access to humanitarian aids in all areas in Syria to help the war-torn country combat COVID-19.
Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has expressed concern at seeing no improvement in the humanitarian situation in Syria in the face of a much broader spread of COVID-19.
Vietnam has welcomed the talks between the Government of Syria and the opposition in the framework of the Constitutional Committee to seek similarities at the end of last August, and stressed the significance of maintaining constructive talks and negotiations.
Given its friendly relations and cooperation with all countries in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, Vietnam is willing to contribute to the formation of an environment that facilitates dialogue and cooperation for peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi has said.
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Children wear masks at a school in Damascus, Syria, on September 13 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
