Blinken at UN calls for opening of border crossings for Syria aid

US Secretary of State pleads for more access for UN aid to population of strife-torn Syria

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the UN Security Council to reopen border crossings into Syria blocked by Russia, saying world powers should be ashamed by their inaction. Chairing a virtual Security Council session on Syria on Monday, the mild-mannered top US diplomat spoke with clear passion as he voiced outrage at Syrians’ continued suffering 10 years into the war, Agence France-Presse reported. “How is it possible that we can’t find in our hearts the common humanity to actually take meaningful action?” said Blinken, recalling his own two children.