Press release

Foreign Secretary statement on Bab Al-Hawa crossing

UK Foreign Secretary welcomes UN Security Council Resolution on Syria aid access.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 9 July 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

The United Nations Security Council has today adopted Resolution 2585, allowing the delivery of UN cross-border aid into Syria to continue through Bab Al-Hawa.

This is a welcome step, but urgent work must be done by the international community to find a sustainable, long-term solution to deliver aid into northern Syria. The lives of more than 13 million vulnerable Syrians depend on it. The UK will continue to push for a credible political settlement, as the only way to bring an end to the conflict.

Published 9 July 2021