(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 9 June 2016 UN reiterates call for humanitarian access in Syria On 8 June, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) received reports of attacks in eastern Aleppo city, hitting two medical facilities and resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, said the UN spokesperson. The recent escalation of violence in Aleppo and surrounding areas since late April has resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of people, many of them children. It has also caused damage to schools, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure, and hindered humanitarian aid operations. He said that the UN consistently condemns attacks on civilians,...
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