Hundreds of people have died in 12 days of bombing in eastern Ghouta, a swath of towns and farms outside Damascus that is the last major rebel-controlled area near the capital. "They include children, they include women, they include a range of conditions from people that have had direct trauma [injuries] related to the conflict in eastern Ghouta," he said. "We are immediately ready to deliver on a very large scale medical supplies, surgical supplies, supplies for treatment of acute malnutrition, for reproductive health care, blood safety, (painkillers), anti-epileptics, antibiotics, the full range of essential medicines and supplies," Salama said. "So we are on standby with the UN country team with trucks loaded and ready to enter eastern Ghouta as soon as the approvals are given for entry of those convoys." On the fourth day of the daily pause, no civilians left Ghouta from the humanitarian corridor proposed by Russia in al-Wafideen camp, northwest Douma.

Source: CBC News March 02, 2018 15:45 UTC