Fighting in Syria s Ghouta continues

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…

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)