Air strikes by government forces have killed over 400 people, including 95 children, in the area in recent days, while over 2,000 have been injured, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Eastern Ghouta is home to some 400,000 people.
“The lives of eastern Ghouta residents are threatened not only by the bombardments, but also a shortage of medication, water and food, which has been an issue for months,” Janina Ochojska, the head of PAH, said. “Many people are undernourished, and there have been reports of death from hunger,” she added.
At least seven hospitals have been damaged in the air strikes, alongside numerous houses and roads, according to the United Nations.
Civilians have also been hit by a military offensive by regime forces in north-eastern parts of Syria, Jakub Belina-Brzozowski, from PAH, told the PAP news agency.
“There are already around a million internally displaced refugees in Idlib province, bordering Turkey,” Belina Brzozowski said, adding that some 280,000 Syrians recently moved there from the conflict-ridden north-eastern cities of Idlib, Aleppo and Hama.
Polish Humanitarian Action has appealed for financial assistance for the residents of eastern Ghouta.
PAH has provided humanitarian aid to some 1.5 million people affected by the ongoing civil war in Syria since 2013.
On Friday, Poland’s minister for humanitarian aid, Beata Kempa, said Poland was ready to send relief supplies to eastern Ghouta. (aba/pk)
Source: PAP, IAR