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April 9, 2015

Red Cross Demands Immediate Access to Besieged Yarmouk Camp in Syria 
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The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for immediate
access to the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk which is under siege by the
Islamic State. The Red Cross said emergency medical care is urgently
needed for residents trapped by violence and lacking basics like water.
A spokesperson for the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the
situation in Yarmouk is dire.

Stephane Dujarric: "The situation in the camp remains extremely tense
with street fighting continuing and unconfirmed reports of aerial
bombardments of civilian areas. UNRWA remains greatly alarmed that
sustained hostilities continue to inflict unimaginable suffering to the
18,000 Palestinian and Syrian men, women and children trapped in
Yarmouk, who survive under constant threat of armed violence, and remain
unable to safely access water, food and basic healthcare."

 

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