Page 49 - Crossing Point News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Nations is launching a 97 million united states dollars aid for the people in earthquake ravaged syria and this will cover the period of three months and we are in the final stages. in the minimum time you make immediate aftermath, the united states provided 50 million us dollars to the central emergency response fund. as we mentioned earlier, untiltoday, aid has been routed through a single crossing point, at bab al—hawa. our correspondent laura bicker has been there and sent this report. the wait for aid has been longer in syria _ the wait for aid has been longer in syria more — the wait...

But you understand it is like a -- some of what we send in there is not going to the people wee trying to help. >> you're on the front lines. what do you think of this dilemma. >> the humanitarian aid with medical kits and basic cash and food supplies and largest suppliers, there is very little leakage from that because we track every ounce that goes in. when you're talking about rebuilding roads and schools, it is a different game. but remember, for 12 years president assad has had the chance to deliver aid to syria, cross conflict lines. it is basically zero. the u.n. reports on this every s...

>> you're on the front lines. what do you think of this dilemma. >> the humanitarian aid with medical kits and basic cash and food supplies and largest suppliers, there is very little leakage from that because we track every ounce that goes in. when you're talking about rebuilding roads and schools, it is a different game. but remember, for 12 years president assad has had the chance to deliver aid to, cross conflict lines. it is basically zero. the u.n. reports on this every six months. the reason that there is cross border aid from turkey into syria is there is no aid coming from damascus. t...

Cigarette and tobacco smuggling is still present at Romania's border with Hungary, the large quantities discovered, as well as the methods through...

Cells, risking the rescuers has been one of the issues, especially in southern turkey. we are trying to release aid as we have got, it has been limited by the fact that aid into north—west syria is restricted to one single mandated crossing point which has a six—month renewal mechanism. there is a lot of politics around aid that hopefully this earthquake can expose and address. we are moving and releasing and setting up aid, expertise and cash, which is a vital way of getting to civilians as soon as possible so they can care for themselves. in terms of the children specifically in a disast...