Aid convoys roll slowly in Syria despite urgent need: U.N

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Aid convoys roll slowly in Syria despite urgent need: U.N

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Bureaucratic hurdles still hamper delivery of aid in Syria where nearly one in three people need help, half of them children, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Aid requirements have risen dramatically in the past year as the civil war has escalated, with some 6.8 million deemed in need now compared with 1 million in March 2012, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. Despite the lack of security, U.N. ...

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