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<p>Yarmouk camp has been effectively besieged for several years. Despite the regime
takeover in recent days, humanitarian access to Yarmouk continues to be denied. The
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, supported by DFID,
has had no direct access to the camp since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to
call on all parties to protect civilians, and to allow humanitarian agencies unfettered
access to provide aid to those most in need, including at the UN Security Council
and the International Syria Support Group. The Secretary of State for International
Development and I focused on these messages at the ‘Supporting the Future of Syria
and the Region’ Conference in Brussels on 24 and 25 April.</p>
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