United Nations, February 19 (RHC)-- The UN special envoy for Syria says the world body wants to expand aid deliveries to more besieged areas in the conflict-stricken country.  More than 100 aid trucks delivered supplies to several trapped areas in Syria on Wednesday.  The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) cooperated with the United Nations in the deliveries.

Staffan de Mistura said that the UN seeks to deliver aid to other militant-held areas as well.  He said the UN wanted to "work on" deliveries to other areas including "eastern Aleppo, even in fact in Darayya in Eastern Ghouta, many other places ... where people are in need of help."

Syria has pledged full cooperation with the UN and the Red Cross to deliver humanitarian aid to all civilians “without any discrimination,” including those in hard-to-reach areas.