UN chief warns Syria starvation sieges are a war crime

January 15, 2016 01:04

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today that the use of starvation as a weapon in Syria was a war crime after aid workers were able to deliver food to residents in famine-struck Madaya.

"Let me be clear: the use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime," Ban told reporters.

"All sides -- including the Syrian government which has the primary responsibility to protect Syrians -- are committing this and other atrocious acts prohibited under international humanitarian law," he said.

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