Mr. Robin Yassin-Kassab:

As far as I know, there is no sign whatsoever of any improvement. The main reason for that is, again, the Syrian regime. Aid in general which has gone in through the United Nations, the Red Cross and other organisations has often been stolen by the Assad regime. We see photographs of Syrian regime soldiers living in United Nations tents. We see pictures of military stores captured by the opposition which are full of United Nations food aid. As far as I am aware, that has not changed.

There are 1 million people under siege, which is the issue. The aid has never reached them. Most aid which goes into Syria is distributed in regime-controlled areas. There are communities in regime-controlled areas which need it. However, the communities in the opposition-controlled areas need it much more. Even in regime-controlled areas, the people who really need it are refugees from opposition-controlled areas who fled from regime bombing. They have come into regime territory because it is not being bombed. Those people are not by any means at the top the list for receiving aid. It is usually loyal communities which will receive the aid.