‘Medieval’ sieges, barrel bombs are ‘disgusting reality’ in Syria – senior UN officials

New York, June 24 (Just Earth News):The recent “stuttering momentum” in delivering humanitarian aid to Syria’s besieged and hard-to-reach populations must be significantly expanded in the second half of 2016, the United Nations humanitarian chief told the Security Council today, warning that progress made to date was only “a trickle” of the country’s overwhelming needs.