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UN passes resolution limiting Syrian aid after Russia veto threat
After Russia threatened to use its United Nations Security Council (UNSC) veto, the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution on January 10 that reduces the amount of humanitarian and medical aid given to over 1 million people in northeastern Syria.
Although the UN managed to pass the resolution before the