The response coordinators team reveals the amount of humanitarian aid received through Bab al-Hawa crossing since the beginning of last year

The Syria Response Coordinators team revealed the volume of humanitarian aid received through Bab al-Hawa crossing into northern Syria since the beginning of last year, until the beginning of this June.

The team explained that the total amount of aid included 587,141 tons, while food aid was estimated at 415,989 tons (70.85%), while hygiene and sanitation supplies were 8,514 tons (1.45%).

The team added that the various logistical supplies that entered through the crossing were about 150,132 tons (25.57%), while the medical aid was about 12,506 tons (2.13%).

The team pointed out that despite the weak humanitarian response operations in the region, the above data show the amount of humanitarian aid provided to more than 2.6 million people during the mentioned period, with women and children accounting for 65% of them.
The team pointed out that “Russia is seeking to stop the crossing from operating in accordance with the authorization mechanism for the entry of humanitarian aid across the border and transfer that aid to areas under the control of the Assad regime to be entered through internal crossings into northwestern Syria.”

And ends on July 11 of this year, the decision to enter humanitarian aid, which was approved by the UN Security Council, according to which the UN cross-border aid mechanism was extended to Syria through the Bab al-Hawa crossing, after Russia twice vetoed sending that aid through more than one crossing.