In Syria, fighting and shelling continued in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, preventing any aid from reaching the besieged Syrian enclave during a five-hour pause declared by Russia.
Spokesman of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance Jens Laerke told in a briefing in Geneva that a 30-day cessation of hostilities is needed in Syria as the Security Council demands.
World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said more than one thousand sick and wounded are on a list of people needing medical evacuation by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. (REUTERS)