Delivering aid should not need Syrian regime's approval, says MP

Labour’s Jo Cox says UK should impress on UN agencies delivering aid that they only need notify Damascus rather than seek permissionThe UK should press the United Nations to take a tougher stance with the Syrian government over the delivery of aid to besieged towns, a Labour MP has said.Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen, said the government should assert that UN aid agencies need only notify the Syrian government of aid delivery plans, rather than seek its permission. Continue reading...