Excerpt: "More than 12 million people in Syria - nearly half of whom are children - are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance before winter sets into the war-torn country, an international aid group said Friday."
Syrian refugees. (photo: Reuters)
12 Million Homeless, Displaced Syrians Facing Disaster as Winter Approaches
05 December 15
ore than 12 million people in Syria � nearly half of whom are children � are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance before winter sets into the war-torn country, an international aid group said Friday.
Robert Mardini, regional director for the Middle East at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said in a statement that after nearly five years of conflict, Syrians lack even basic resources, as temperatures are starting to fall below freezing.
�The humanitarian situation in Syria is catastrophic and deteriorating day by day,� Mardini said.
�The people are facing a bitter winter ahead and they have very few resources�the situation is nothing short of critical for many, many people,� Mr Mardini continued.
ICRC is one of many humanitarian organizations in the country that have been unable to deliver aid to the most vulnerable due to destroyed infrastructure and security risks.
Meanwhile, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNWRA) said earlier this week that around a third of its facilities inside Syria have been �rendered inoperable due to damage or active conflict.�
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krahenbuhl warned of the risks that the refugees will face in months to come.
�Palestine refugees face great uncertainty, with many of them lacking adequate shelter and struggling to meet their minimum food needs,� Krahenbuhl said in a statement.
�These realities will only become more unbearable as they brace themselves for the harsh winter conditions,� he added.
Around 100,000 Palestinians have been among the over four million people to flee Syria since the start of the fighting in 2011.
Many of those who fled have attempted to cross to Europe by both land and sea, as well as to neighboring countries, despite the denial of rights granted to other refugees that decrease chances for Palestinian refugees to gain access into other countries.
The 450,000 Palestinians who have remained in Syria, meanwhile, have come under repeated attacks and sieges making it nearly impossible for UNWRA to deliver the population basic necessities, Krahenbuhl added.
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Where is Farafalla? His smoking gun has now appeared. So it may be that everyone who disagrees with him is getting paid -- $50 per RSN post! Gee, with that kind of money, maybe I could buy something.
Point is Russia, Russia, Russia indeed meddling again in the election.
Point is, it's Russia meddling in the election again. And you continue to be a pro-Putin operative.
BTW: Are you still anti-vax or did you back off from that?
It depends on the vaccine and who's pushing it. If Gates is pushing it, then I'm against it. Too bad there isn't a vaccine against Gates.
In general, vaccines are very good. In most cases they are miracle drugs that have really improved the quality of life for a huge number of people. But the vaccine business has become tainted by capitalist profiteers who are not creating vaccines just for the money that is in the. They have also persuaded (i.e., bribed) congress to absolve vaccine makers of all liability for damages that vaccines may cause. I'm against that.
I am also very skpetical of the high number of vaccines given to babies and small children. I think the work done by Robert F. Kennedy and the Children's Health Defense is very good. They are not anti-vax just pro-good science.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/just-many-shots-cdc-schedule/
Russian sources that Russians write for and read?
Sources in other countries' media that print Russians' opinions?
Opinions printed in U. S. media with acknowledged ('left or right wing') stances?
Articles attributed to American commentators or U.S intelligence 'leaks' in American main stream media?
Letters from acquaintances, Russian, American, or other countries, who have lived or traveled in Russia recently? My own memories are outdated and rusty.
Or what sources?
The same questions, of course, can be asked of other countries.
Why would Russia even bother? Do they think Americas need help figuring out that the police are shooting us?
The original Russiagate was long ago debunked and the newer stuff bountygate and vaccinegate laughably unproven and also debunked. But just wait until Trump's tax returns prove that he's been getting money from the Russians all along!...oh, nevermind.
Not on Russian interference though. We got a couple of stooges right here in this thread. Give up. You lost that argument.
Re Russiagate there never was a discussion, let alone and arguement. The intelligence services offered unsubstantiated stories the mainstream media presented as fact, and repeated ad nasium. Any journalist who questioned the Trump/Putin narriative -- and there were many-- were not given a forum to be heard: no MSNBC guest slot, no NYT opinion column, no the Atlantic magazine article...
But as years went by proof was conspicuously abscent from every accusation, so (nothing) new accusations are substituted.
The Nation's journalist Aaron Mate, on YouTube at The Greyzone, has successfully dismissed Russiagate piece by piece. Try him. You may be surprised.