International Red Cross Hopes to Clinch Humanitarian Truce in Syria
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2012-02-23
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A delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC), the main Syrian opposition grouping, meet Red Cross officials in Geneva to discuss the agency's proposal of a daily cease-fire in Syria. Here are the details.
A delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC), the main Syrian opposition group, met Red Cross (ICRC) officials in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss the agency's proposal of a daily two-hour cessation of fighting in Syria.
[Basma Kodmani, SNC Senior Official]:
"I think their (ICRC's) appeal today or yesterday to call for a pause of a two-hour time every day is clearly an indication that the Red Cross sees the needs have grown steadily and are growing rapidly, and that we are at a threshold of something more dangerous, and we believe this option is a very good one."
She called on international support to step up humanitarian aid and says many governments are "supportive" of the ICRC initiative.
[Basma Kodmani, SNC Senior Official]:
"We have seen reactions from many governments for the moment, who have been supportive. We are not seeing any negative indications from the Syrian regime. We are also encouraged by the fact that Russia has welcomed the initiative of the proposition, and we feel this might well lead to having Russia convince the regime that it should cooperate."
An ICRC statement says Homs families in affected areas are stuck for days in their homes, unable to step outside to get food, water, or obtain medical care.
Activists say Syrian government forces killed 21 people and wounded some 340 on Tuesday in a rebel-held district of Homs.
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A delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC), the main Syrian opposition grouping, meet Red Cross officials in Geneva to discuss the agency's proposal of a daily cease-fire in Syria. Here are the details.
A delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC), the main Syrian opposition group, met Red Cross (ICRC) officials in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss the agency's proposal of a daily two-hour cessation of fighting in Syria.
[Basma Kodmani, SNC Senior Official]:
"I think their (ICRC's) appeal today or yesterday to call for a pause of a two-hour time every day is clearly an indication that the Red Cross sees the needs have grown steadily and are growing rapidly, and that we are at a threshold of something more dangerous, and we believe this option is a very good one."
She called on international support to step up humanitarian aid and says many governments are "supportive" of the ICRC initiative.
[Basma Kodmani, SNC Senior Official]:
"We have seen reactions from many governments for the moment, who have been supportive. We are not seeing any negative indications from the Syrian regime. We are also encouraged by the fact that Russia has welcomed the initiative of the proposition, and we feel this might well lead to having Russia convince the regime that it should cooperate."
An ICRC statement says Homs families in affected areas are stuck for days in their homes, unable to step outside to get food, water, or obtain medical care.
Activists say Syrian government forces killed 21 people and wounded some 340 on Tuesday in a rebel-held district of Homs.
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