The U.N. Security Council has called on all parties to Syria’s more than two-year civil war to allow pauses to fighting in order to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid. The measure also calls on the Syrian government to permit cross-border deliveries of aid and ensure the safety of supply convoys. Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said that in addition to the obligations on Syria and armed rebels, the international community should increase its support for desperately needed aid.

Valerie Amos: “If the parties to the conflict observe the call of the united international community and meet their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights laws, they will stop targeting innocent women, children and men, and civilian services and infrastructure, and we will see fewer lives lost and fewer violations of human rights. In the region, we should see greater and more united support to those communities and governments hosting refugees and to the refugees themselves. We hope all member states will take note of this clear commitment and give even more generously. A steady stream of funding will mean the humanitarian community can scale up and continue to provide the help that people so urgently need.”

According to the United Nations, the Syrian conflict has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced another two million.