Cross-border humanitarian aid to northwest Syria remains "essential," the UN said Monday, as the measure was de facto extended for six months without a new Security Council vote.
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The council previously renewed the authorization allowing aid into rebel-held areas in the country's northwest "for a period of six months... until 10 January 2022," through the crossing at Bab al-Hawa on the Syrian border with Turkey, French news agency AFP said.
The text provided for "an extension of an additional six months, that is, until 10 July 2022," subject to a report by the UN Secretary-General.
For the West, the renewal to July was interpreted as automatic, but Russia raised the possibility of requesting a new Security Council vote, though it has not taken that step.
