UN: Aid to Syria's besieged up since cease-fire began
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A new report says the United Nations and partners delivered badly needed medical and food supplies to about 150,000 people in besieged areas of Syria after a cease-fire that started last month led to a drop-off in fighting.
U.N. convoys delivered supplies to people in 10 of 18 areas under siege and to thousands in other, hard-to-reach areas after the Feb. 27 cease-fire, according to the report made available Tuesday.
By comparison, less than 1 percent of areas designated besieged received food aid in all of 2015, according to the U.N. Humanitarian office.
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The U.N. estimates that about 487,000 people live in besieged areas and more than 4 million live in hard-to-reach areas.
Peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition delegations are set to resume April 9.