http://www.euronews.net/ Reports from Syria say a Red Cross team has finally been able to enter the war-shattered area of Baba Amro in the city of Homs.
But
a spokesman for the organisation in Damascus says authorities have not
authorised the distribution of any aid in the district.
UN chief
Ban Ki-moon fears government forces are executing, imprisoning and
torturing people in Homs. With the UN receiving what it calls "grisly
reports", its Secretary-General addressed the 193-nation General
Assembly.
"It is totally unacceptable, intolerable,"
Ban said. "How, as a human being, can you bear with this situation? That
really troubles me. I'm deeply sad seeing what's happening. The Syrian
authorities must open without any preconditions to humanitarian
communities".
The International Committee of the Red Cross was
allowed into Homs on Friday. Hours earlier, rebels withdrew from
heavily-bombarded Baba Amro after a siege aimed at crushing a symbol of
the revolt against President Assad.