The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry said on Thursday that not extending current cross-border aid to Syria along the remaining route, would be a “failure of the highest order”. The warning to the Security Council comes as humanitarian needs throughout Syria are at their highest, since the start of the devastating 11-year war.

Lavrov issues call for new Eurasian ‘security architecture’
Cuba warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as Foreign Minister denounces US pressure
Saudi Arabia warns Gulf security inseparable from global stability amid regional tensions
Countries far from conflict paying the price for wars not their own, India tells UN
Canada urges stronger partnerships as global order faces ‘rupture’
The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 4