UN Humanitarian Agencies Deliver Aid to Over 780,000 Syrian People in 2016

The UN humanitarian agencies and partners have delivered aid to over 780,000 civilians in besieged and hard-to-reach areas of Syria since the beginning of 2016, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The UN reached 781,425 civilians, according to the report. Some 476,175 were from hard-to-reach areas, and 255,250 – in besieged areas.

Last week, OCHA reported that 778,175 people received UN aid.

Syria has been mired in civil war since March 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups.

The ceasefire in Syria worked out by Russia and the United States, took effect on February 27 to facilitate humanitarian access to all besieged areas in the country, among other purposes.