The border crossing is essential for more than 4 million uprooted people in Syria who depend on humanitarian aid.
Syria authorized the United Nations to use a key border crossing for humanitarian aid from Turkey on condition that all deliveries are coordinated with Damascus.
Syria’s U.N. Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh announced on Thursday that his government would grant permission for the U.N. and its agencies to deliver aid in rebel-held Syrian territory using the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Turkey.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
