No-fly zones and safe havens in areas in the north and south of Syria must be considered if Russia and the Syrian government refuse to lift the sieges of starving towns and cities, two former British international development secretaries have said.
Clare Short, Labour international development secretary until 2003, and Andrew Mitchell, aid secretary in David Cameron’s first government, made their appeal as the Syrian peace talks in Geneva heard calls for the sieges to be lifted and for aid convoys to be given unfettered access.
The top United Nations human rights official, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, speaking at a briefing in Geneva, said the starvation of Syrian civilians is a potential war crime and crime against humanity that should be prosecuted and not covered by any amnesty linked to ending the conflict.
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