Syria: UN resolution 'throws a lifeline' to millions of
suffering people The United Nations Security Council's unanimous
vote to adopt a resolution addressing humanitarian aid and human
rights abuses in Syria is a significant step towards alleviating
the suffering in Syria, Amnesty International has said. The
resolution calls for all parties to put an end to all forms of
violence and end human rights violations, including those
amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity; a call for
all parties to lift sieges of populated areas; and for
unhindered humanitarian access for UN humanitarian agencies and
their implementing partners, including across conflict lines and
across borders.   Jose Luis Diaz, Head of Amnesty
International’s UN office in New York, said:  "The resolution
adopted today is long overdue but it throws a lifeline to more
than a quarter of a million people living under siege in Syria
and 9.3 million civilians in need of humanitarian aid, by
offering a tangible sign of hope for an end to t