Humanitarian access must be granted at all times.

We have called for urgent humanitarian access to besieged areas and have urged the government to establish a no-fly zone.

Humanitarian access to besieged areas, a key commitment under the terms of the deal, has not yet been granted, however.

Humanitarian access to rebel-controlled areas had also improved and rainfall had surpassed expectations, improving the prospects of a good harvest in early 2012.

Including promptly facilitating safe and unhindered humanitarian access to people in need, through the most effective ways, including across conflict lines and, where appropriate, across borders from neighbouring countries.