Conditions in Syrian refugee camps horrific says Harf

WASHINGTON

Martin Nesirky, UN Secretary General spokesperson, said Wednesday that they are concerned about the starvation reports from Yarmouk and several other refugee camps in Syria.  

He told Anadolu Agency that the routes to the refugee camps in Syria are closed by both the regime forces and other factions fighting in Syria. 

"UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos observed that for months humanitarian aid had not reached the Yarmouk camp along with several other refugee camps in Syria where more than 9 million people have been living," said Narisky.  

Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Marie Harf, US Deparment of State spokesperson, called the situation horrific in the Syrian refugee camps because of the regime's brutality.

Harf stated that the US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russian FM Sergei Lavrov to use Russia's influence with the Syrian regime to try and get humanitarian access to some of these areas.

"This is clearly a top concern for us, but it’s very difficult when we can’t get access in the middle of an ongoing civil war. That’s why we’ve asked Russia – and I think there’s been some willingness there – to push the Assad regime to allow access, because ultimately they’re the ones that control it," he said.

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