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"This shows that
the rebels and government can coordinate for humanitarian purposes. 'A rare
moment of coordination between the Syrian government and rebels enabled 1,800
civilians to flee a besieged town on the edge of Damascus on Tuesday, but
thousands remain trapped with little food, water or medicine.' " UN Dispatch (10/30)
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Political pressure needs to increase to get more aid into
Syria The rescue of
1,800 people trapped in Damascus by the Syrian conflict shows humanitarian
cease-fires are possible, but aid workers are frustrated by the lack of
political effort to allow aid to reach more Syrians. "We haven't been able to
find a way to get the appropriate level of political pressure that will allow
basically what should be easy, humanitarian assistance, to go forward," says
Joel Charny of InterAction. Reuters
(10/29), PBS (10/29), Reuters
(10/29), Reuters
(10/30), BBC (10/30)
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How to use technology is a challenge for aid workers
Humanitarian
workers are grappling with using technology on a daily basis and in crisis
situations to provide assistance. "In the end, it's not about technology; it's
about people. ... The technology is there to ensure that communities themselves
take the lead, and that humanitarians are there as facilitators to help them,"
says Paul Conneally of the International Telecommunications Union. IRINNews.org
(10/28)
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