Brussels, 04/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 30 April, the European Parliament called for an immediate end to the siege of the Yarmouk refugee camp and a halt to all attacks against the civilian population.
In the common resolution adopted, MEPs condemn the taking over of the Yarmouk camp and the acts of terrorism perpetrated by the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, the siege of the Yarmouk camp by the Bashar Al Assad regime and the bombing of the camp. They are calling on all the different parties involved in the conflict to immediately authorise humanitarian aid organisations' “unimpeded access” to the Yarmouk camp and call for humanitarian corridors to be set up.
MEPs also believe that Parliament should carry out an ad hoc visit to the Yarmouk camp “to independently assess the humanitarian situation, as soon as security conditions allow” in coordination with the UN and independent of the Bashar Al Assad regime or any other party involved in the conflict. (Camille-Cerise Gessant)