Efforts to alleviate Sufferings of Affected Citizens- Governor

 ALEPPO,(ST)_ Aleppo governor Muhammad Wahid Aqqad  said that the governorate of Aleppo is making relentless  efforts, in cooperation with the Syrian Red Crescent SRC branch  and some community initiatives to provide all forms of support, care and  assistance to all citizens affected by terrorism of the armed groups that hamper the  access of  flour and  fuel and hijack grain silos , thereby causing large  shortages in basic  foodstuffs.

During his meeting on Sunday with the representatives of  the UN agencies operating in Syria, the governor pointed  the acts of  sabotage and destruction, which affected laboratories, hospitals, institutions and public and private property , and the  infrastructure including  electricity, water, telephone networks.

Members of the delegation expressed appreciation over the efforts  made by the SRC and governmental sides concerned to provide relief services and daily life supplies  for citizens,  noting the efforts of sides concerned in the governorate  in ensuring  all facilities to enable them to perform their work and remain safe.

The SRC branch  director in Aleppo stressed the need for UN agencies support with various services in order to alleviate the  sufferings of citizens.
The delegation, which includes representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO),   (UNICEF), (WFP)  and (UNHCR) held a series of meetings with  Syrian Red Crescent teams working in the field of disaster management, during which discussions dealt with  prospects of cooperation and requirements for improving the performance of Red Crescent branch in Aleppo during the current and the next phase.

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