(ANSA) - NEW YORK, MARCH 23 - The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, in a note from the spokesman "firmly condemned the recent wave of attacks in north-west Syria, in which dozens of civilians were killed and injured" .
A hospital in western Aleppo governorate hit by artillery attacks on March 21 had received UN support, and there were reports of bombing of a residential neighborhood in Aleppo resulting in civilian casualties, as well as air strikes near densely populated areas with refugee camps.
Also reported I would attack near Bab al Hawa, on the border between Syria and Turkey, where UN humanitarian deliveries are carried out.
Guterres reiterated that "attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including medical units such as hospitals, are strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law, and there must be a responsibility for the crimes perpetrated in Syria".
Furthermore, he re-emphasized "the need to stop firing at the national level", calling on all parties to immediately renew their commitment to a cessation of hostilities.
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