The UN's under secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Valeria Amos, will be visiting Syria in order to negotiate access for aid workers to areas most affected by the conflict, announced the spokesperson to the UN Secretargy General Ban Ki Moon.
The spokesperson, Del Buey, said that Amos, a former member of the House of Lords, would be sent to "to assess the humanitarian situation and renew the call for humanitarian access".
Adding that a "comprehensive" approach was required, Ban Ki Moon said,
"In addition to humanitarian (issues), one needs to discuss all political issues. But the immediate task would be humanitarian at this time."