Around 400 people should be urgently evacuated from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya to receive medical treatment, UN diplomats have said.
Around 35,000 people are trapped in the town and had not received supplies since October until a an aid convoy arrived on Monday.
The first part of a Red Cross aid convoy has arrived in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya to deliver supplies to starving residents.
Thousands of people have been trapped in the rebel-held town during an ongoing siege by Syrian government forces.
Residents gathered in the street as the first vehicles sanctioned by the UN arrived in the town, which is situated near the Lebanese border.
At least 50 trucks are taking food and medical supplies to 35,000 people trapped in Madaya which had been cut off from help for months.
An aid convoy intended for starving locals in a besieged Syrian village is due to set off on Monday, amid calls for the world to do more.
Shocking images from Syria shine a light on a cruel, medieval form of torture being inflicted on citizens - starvation, writes Rageh Omaar.