Syria: Donors Should Demand Access, Increase Aid | Human Rights Watch

Syria: Donors Should Demand Access, Increase Aid | Human Rights Watch:

 (New York) – Donors attending a pledging conference for Syria should push the Syrian government to eliminate obstacles to effective aid distribution, and increase their contributions. The conference will be held in Kuwait City on January 15, 2014.

“We desperately need additional funding for humanitarian aid to Syria,” said Peggy Hicks, global advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. “But donors should keep in mind that the human cost of this crisis has been increased exponentially by Syria’s policy of deliberately obstructing aid.”