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<p>The UK is extremely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in
Yarmouk camp in Syria, where intensified fighting between Daesh and Al- Nusra Front
in recent weeks has exacerbated the suffering of approximately 6,000 civilians there,
who are besieged by Syrian regime forces.</p><p>The UK will consider any option compliant
with international law that might save lives in Syria. We do not think it would be
feasible to broker a local ceasefire in Yarmouk camp, given the parties involved in
the fighting there. However, through the International Syria Support Group (ISSG)
the UK will continue to support the resumption of a nationwide Cessation of Hostilities
as a step towards an inclusive, Syrian-owned political transition.</p><p>The UK is
committed to supporting the most vulnerable people in need inside Syria wherever they
are. As part of the ISSG we agreed with other members on 11 February that humanitarian
access should be opened to a number of priority areas, including Yarmouk, as a first
step to accelerating full and sustained access across Syria. Since then, UNRWA has
delivered 21 convoys with multi-sectoral assistance to 19,000 people in Yalda, Babella,
Beit-Sahm, including thousands of residents in and from Yarmouk. We welcome UNRWA’s
efforts in protecting and assisting vulnerable Palestinian refugees. To date, the
UK has allocated over £59 million to UNRWA to provide assistance for Palestinian refugees
affected by the violence in Syria and the region.</p>
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