Humanitarian aid deliveries resume in Syria, UN says

An inter-agency, cross-line convoy has entered the besieged Syrian town of Moadamiyeh in rural Damascus, bringing assistance for 35,000 people, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Thursday.

"Today's convoy included food, medical supplies, education, water and sanitation and other supplies," Dujarric said.

Aid deliveries have resumed based on the humanitarian imperative to stay and deliver aid even in the most difficult situation, although assurances of safe passage are needed first, he said.

"The resumed convoys will be undertaken on a case by case basis, depending on conditions on the ground, including in Aleppo," in northern Syria, he said.

The resumption follows the implementation of a nation-wide ceasefire on Sept. 12 at sundown after a landmark agreement was reached earlier this month by the United States and Russia.

The truce is hoped to facilitate the delivery of critical aid as well as rekindle efforts seeking to convene warring factions back to the negotiation table to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict, which broke out in March 2011. Endit