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The US$519 million (Dh1.9 billion) Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan (Harp), unveiled last week, aims to deliver what the UN says are life-saving food, water and medical supplies to areas affected by the deepening conflict
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The US$519 million (Dh1.9 billion) Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan (Harp), unveiled last week, aims to deliver what the UN says are life-saving food, water and medical supplies to areas affected by the deepening conflict
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It was drawn up in close
cooperation with the Syrian authorities and the document makes clear Syria 's foreign
ministry and other government departments will have a leadership role, helping
to determine where the aid will go.
Relief funds will be channelled
through government-approved organisations working inside Syria ,
including the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
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Opposition factions say the plan puts the UN openly on the side of the authorities, footing reconstruction bills for damage done by government forces trying to suppress a revolution.
Opposition factions say the plan puts the UN openly on the side of the authorities, footing reconstruction bills for damage done by government forces trying to suppress a revolution.
"I'm utterly disgusted by
it, I cannot believe the UN is allowing its aid to be associated with the
regime, let alone giving the regime a supervisory role in how and where this
money is spent," said an opposition activist from Homs. The central Syrian
city is among the areas hit hardest by government efforts to crush the revolt
that began in March 2011.
"Regime forces destroy the
country and the UN will help them clean up their mess," he said.
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On Tuesday, John Ging, the UN humanitarian operations director, said no relief money would be given directly to the Syrian government and insisted it would be distributed "with integrity, neutrality and on the basis of need".
On Tuesday, John Ging, the UN humanitarian operations director, said no relief money would be given directly to the Syrian government and insisted it would be distributed "with integrity, neutrality and on the basis of need".
However, speaking on condition of
anonymity from Lebanon , a
senior western aid official admitted those involved in relief efforts struggled
over the ethical problems involved in working on Syria .
"I wrestle with this
question every day," the official said. "By getting aid through we are,
in a way, helping the government - it claims the credit for our work and as far
as I'm concerned the regime is to blame for this disaster.
This is dealing with scums, terrorist Assad told UN that only
aid should go through his hand while he is destroying the country and killing
people, unless go thorough him there is no aid to Syrian people from UN. So criminal wants to the Aid is as if his own, try to buy off people. UN is stupid ineffective. Why can’t
they try to supply the aid both ways, on
the ground through the FSA revolutionary, local coordinators, instead give terrorist
Assad regime monopoly position to controlling
“where to or who to” who know terrorist sell these aid for buying his arm!