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.
Hundreds of residents in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya should be evacuated immediately to allow for urgent medical treatment, United Nations diplomats have said.
Stephen O`Brien, under-secretary-general and emergency relief coordinator, said around 400 people had been identified as in need of urgent evacuation after aid finally arrived in the starvation-stricken village.
The UN also insisted that there was proof people were starving in the town, after Syria's ambassador to the UN claimed journalists had fabricated the reports.
Basha Ja'afari claimed humanitarian assistance had been sent to Madaya in mid-October, meaning there was "no shortage".
Some people were forced to eat street animals and grass as armed groups, including President Bashar al-Assad's forces, cut the town off for months.
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.