The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) demanded immediate access to the Yarmouk refugee camp in northern Syria, where over 18,000 Palestinian refugees are caught up in a siege of the camp by Islamic State militants.
In a statement released on Thursday, the ICRC said,
“The ICRC is calling on all involved in fighting to allow the immediate and unimpeded passage of urgent humanitarian aid and to permit civilians who wish to leave the camp for safer areas to be able to do so at any time.”
The ICRC has not had access to Yarmouk refugee camp since October 2014, reports Reuters.
Refugees that escaped the camp into the nearby district of Yelda, have been receiving aid from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in collaboration with the ICRC, the organisation said.
Islamic State militants capture 90% of Damascus refugee camp (05 April 2015)
Islamic state militants enter Damascus refugee camp (02 April 2015)