On Sunday 2 October, the European Union announced an emergency humanitarian initiative to ease the suffering of the bombarded civilian populations of Aleppo and aid distressed survivors. This was an EU response to the call that same day by head of UN humanitarian operations Stephen O’Brien for urgent action to end the "living hell".
The European Commission will mobilise €25 million to facilitate the transport of emergency aid to civilians in Aleppo while medical evacuations of injured...