The United Nations has voiced concern about nearly two million Syrians in the Aleppo region who have been without water for almost a month.

The UN spokesperson said that an estimated 1.8 million people in Aleppo city and rural eastern Aleppo have been cut off from their main source of water, adding, "The UN continues to respond to the water crisis by supplying fuel to operate 100 deep wells, and is supporting emergency water trucking, reaching nearly one million people in need of water assistance."

The UN is also working closely with its partners, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, to deliver food, nutrition, health and other emergency items to rural Homs.

He added that the UN continues to call for "unconditional, unimpeded and sustained access to all 4.72 million people in hard-to-reach locations across the country," which includes more than 600,000 in besieged locations.