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European Union (EU) announced this Thursday a temporary modification of sanctions who opposes the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, to facilitate the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid
European Union (EU) announced this Thursday a temporary modification of sanctions who opposes the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, to facilitate the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid to those affected by the February 6 earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria.
The EU Council announced the decision in a statement and clarified that the current sanctions on Syria target Assad and his supporters, as well as those sectors of the economy that the regime has benefited from and not. prohibit the export of food, medicine or medical equipment from the EU to Syria, and they do not target the Syrian healthcare system.
He The sanctions regime includes a broad humanitarian exemption to ensure the continuity of the supply of humanitarian assistance. anywhere in the country, he recalled.
The Council indicated that the EU and its member states are the main donors of humanitarian assistance to those affected by the conflict in Syria, and specified that since 2011 the total amount of humanitarian funding they have provided for the Syrian crisis is 27.4 billion euros.
After the devastating earthquakes, the EU and its member states have already allocated 5.5 million euros to address most urgent needs, in the form of additional humanitarian assistance to all affected areas.
In any case, “in view of the gravity of the humanitarian crisis in Syria exacerbated by the earthquake”, the Council today decided to adopt “an additional humanitarian amendment to further facilitate the rapid delivery of humanitarian assistance” to the Syrian population.
The change will be applied for six months. and at the same time, the EU will exempt humanitarian organizations from the need to seek prior authorization from the competent national authorities of the EU Member States for the transfer or supply of goods and services for humanitarian purposes to listed persons and organizations.
On February 9, the European Council expressed its condolences to the victims of the earthquake and reaffirmed its readiness to provide further assistance to alleviate the suffering in all affected regions.
On the day of the earthquake, the EU activated the Comprehensive Political Crisis Response to coordinate EU support in the face of the earthquake, and on 8 and 9 February respectively, the Syrian authorities and the World Food Program in Syria requested that the EU Civil Protection Mechanism be activated.
It says ten EU countries have already offered tents, sleeping bags, mattresses, beds, food and winter clothing.
In addition, the EU has so far provided €3.5 million in humanitarian assistance to meet the most urgent needs, such as cash for housing and non-food items, water and sanitation, healthcare and search and rescue.
The EU sanctions regime was introduced in 2011 in response to the brutal crackdown on the Syrian population by the Assad regime and those associated with it, and includes 291 people subject to a freeze on their assets in the EU, such as a travel ban to the Union and 70 organizations also subject to an asset freeze.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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