UN relief chief calls for continued support for Syria and other crisis regions

The “relief chief” was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York just as these two separate lifesaving initiatives are set to expire in the coming days.

He also voiced concern over gender-based violence in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and noted lack of hope over the crisis in Sudan.

Syria cross-border renewal

The northwest region is the last opposition stronghold in Syria, and aid has been…