Earlier in Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry welcomed UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura's proposal for a 48-hour pause in fighting in the city of Aleppo for UN humanitarian convoys to enter the city. The Russian military expressed readiness to implement next week the first 48-hour humanitarian pause to supply Aleppo with aid as a "pilot project."
"Save the Children is calling for a 48 hour ceasefire in Aleppo before the end of the week [Friday] and immediate access for aid convoys to besieged areas, as the situation worsens across Syria, " the statement reads.
"We urgently need a 48 hour ceasefire this week as a first step to get injured children out of Aleppo and bring aid in. But that is not enough – we must find a way to bring the siege and bombardment of civilians in Syria to an end. Children have already suffered too much," the statement added.
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