A humanitarian aid convoy on Wednesday (June 1st) entered the opposition-held Syrian town of Daraya, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) said, in the first such delivery since a regime siege began in 2012.
The UN warned last month if it did not see improvement on aid access to besieged areas by June 1st, it would ask the World Food Programme to air drop assistance, AFP reported.
Both UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent staff were involved in the delivery, the ICRC said.
According to the town's local council, the convoy included only medical supplies.
An estimated 8,000 people live in the town, which lies just south-west of Damascus.
Earlier on Wednesday, a 48-hour truce was announced in Daraya to ensure that aid could be delivered safely.
