Syria's president has agreed to open two new border crossings to facilitate getting more aid to earthquake victims.
The UN already has a Security Council mandate to use the Bab al-Hawa border crossing. It has been using that route since 2014 to deliver aid to millions of people in need in the northwest. The Security Council agreed to the mandate after the Syrian government opposed the measure.
The Syrian government has opposed the aid deliveries across its border, describing it as a violation of its sovereignty. It says more aid should be delivered across the frontlines of the 12-year-old civil war.
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