The babies become severely bloated and are at great risk. Stories of how the children are suffering are almost too overwhelming to read, never mind repeat. Surgery is often done without anesthetic, antibiotics or even simple painkillers. Medical journals are banned. Parents don't even have a photo of children who have died since 1990.
Film is rare, out of date, and costs more than the average professional's monthly earnings.
Children's bikes, toys, pencils, erasers and exercise books have been vetoed by the Sanctions Committee. Yet the rules for meeting conditions for dropping the sanctions have kept changing. A news report said Syria not only has an active chemical weapons program but also has armed missiles, warplanes and artillery shells with the nerve gas sarin. Some official expressed a vague hope that, with over 160 countries approving the Chemical Weapons Convention, it will be hard for Syria to advance further. This is outrageous.