Baroness Amos (top left, in red) spent little more than an hour in Homs UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said parts of the Syrian city of Homs have been "completely devastated". She said that it felt like the city had been closed down entirely. Baroness Amos visited the city on Wednesday, briefly entering the bombed-out Baba Amr district. Aid teams have waited days to go there, but aid offic
The UN's humanitarian chief has arrived in Syria to urge the government to allow aid access to its battle-scarred cities. Valerie Amos met the Syrian foreign minister in Damascus and is now on her way to the violence-hit city of Homs. Syria has said it will not allow an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aid convoy into the Baba Amr area because of security concerns. The US president
• UN's Lady Amos visits Baba Amr with relief team • Syrian authorities grant access after six day wait • Bashar al-Assad vows to fight on against 'terrorists' • Read the latest summary Valerie Amos meets Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Moualem in Damascus. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images 8.40am: (all times GMT) Welcome to Middle East Live. The UN's Valerie Amos is heading for Damascus to urge the As
One woman told Paul Wood how two of her brothers were detained, and one was killed More than 1,500 Syrians have crossed into Lebanon in recent days, the UN's refugee agency says, amid reports of troops committing atrocities in Homs. A UNHCR spokeswoman said 170 families had sought refuge in the village of al-Fakha and 50 others in nearby Arsal. The agency and other local groups are sending food, b
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