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UNICEF: Syria Ceasefire to Offer Opportunity to Start Repairing Country

© AP Photo / MAHMOUD TAHAA Syrian child eats as he sits near a convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme and UNICEF carrying international aid as they drive in the countryside of the Homs district en route to the rebel held area of Al-Rastan north of the central Syrian city of Homs, on April 21, 2015.
A Syrian child eats as he sits near a convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme and UNICEF carrying international aid as they drive in the countryside of the Homs district en route to the rebel held area of Al-Rastan north of the central Syrian city of Homs, on April 21, 2015. - Sputnik International
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If the US-Russian plan for cessation of hostilities in Syria is implemented, it would offer a chance to begin repairing the war-torn country, United Nations Children's Fund’s Executive Director Anthony Lake said in a statement.

Six batteries of NATO-backed missile defense systems have been set up in southeastern Turkey to protect against aerial attacks from war-torn Syria (File) - Sputnik International
Syrian Ceasefire: Why Situation May 'Spin Out of Control'
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier on Monday, Russia and the United States, which co-chair the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), announced a plan for cessation of hostilities in Syria set to come into effect on February 27 at midnight Damascus time.

"If implemented, a cessation of hostilities represents an opportunity to begin the work of repairing a country that has suffered far too much for far too long — and to reach the children who are Syria’s future," the statement pointed out.

Lake also noted he welcomes the diplomatic progress made, but awaits further actions by all parties to the conflict in Syria to permit unlimited and unconditional access for humanitarian assistance to all affected children and families.

The cessation of hostilities agreement applies to the parties to the conflict that have indicated their commitment to and acceptance of its terms. However, it does not apply to Daesh, which is also known as Daesh, Nusra Front and other organizations designated by the United Nations as terrorist, according to a joint US-Russian joint on the Syria deal.

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