In rebel-held parts of southern Damascus, activists say the streets are filled with "ghosts" --
Syrians wandering and begging, desperate for food and medicine that is **where to be found. In February, the UN Security Council urged the government and opposition to allow aid to be delivered freely, but civilians, activists and aid workers say little has changed. They lay much of the blame on Syria's government, for preventing UN aid deliveries through rebel-held border crossings and laying siege to opposition areas. "The Syrian government has essentially been using a type of blackmail to **t allow UN agencies to be providing the type of assistance that's really needed in opposition-held territory," said Lama Fakih, a researcher with Human Rights Watch.
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