An estimated 250,000 people in besieged communities in Syria remain beyond the reach of aid, the UN, humanitarian chief has said in a closed-door Security Council briefing that one member called "chilling."
Deep divisions in the council have kept it from taking more action on the civil war that activists say has killed more than 120,000 people.
Valerie Amos' task has been to tell the world body about the worsening conditions for millions of civilians in Syria, and how difficult it is to reach them.
Amos was able to report "modest progress" in such basics as getting 50 more long-demanded visas for aid workers and opening three humanitarian hubs inside Syria, "only two of which are helpful to us.
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But "we have not seen any progress'' in the major issues of protecting civilians and demilitarising schools and hospitals, Amos said.
Last month, she told the council that the number of Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance has risen dramatically to 9.3 million people, up from 6.8 million in June.
Against those numbers, she said the Syrian government approved nine aid convoys last month, up from the usual three.
"This is still far too few to meet the needs of millions of people," Amos said.
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