Source: UN Department of Public Information
Country: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic
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**Syria
Yesterday, an inter-agency humanitarian convoy delivered food and emergency items to 6,000 people, comprising Syrians and Palestine refugees, in besieged Khan Elshih, Rural Damascus. The last inter-agency convoy to the area was on 16 December 2016.
A UN/Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy also delivered multisectoral assistance for 107,500 people in need in Rastan in Homs. The last inter-agency convoy to the hard-to-reach area was on 12 February 2017.
The UN continues to call for safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access to close to 5 million Syrians in besieged and hard-to-reach locations throughout the country.