The British government announced today that it has issued licenses to aid organizations earthquake victims in Syrialest their actions be seen as violating the sanctions that have been imposed on the Assad government. Thus, it allows them to do things that would otherwise be considered forbidden.
According to the British government, these temporary permits will facilitate the “timely and efficient delivery of humanitarian aid” without the need to submit individual applications.
“The UK sanctions do not target humanitarian aid, food or medicine, but we recognize that the current individual permit requirements are not appropriate to deal with such a crisis,” Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said.
Many governments have been skeptical about sending humanitarian aid to civil war-torn Syria, despite calls from Damascus.
Dead out earthquakes of the previous week there are more than 41,000 in Turkey and Syria, and millions of people are in need of humanitarian assistance after being left homeless and losing their property.
Source: APE-MPE-Reuters
Source: Kathimerini
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