But Andrew Mitchell admits helping the nation is 'difficult', amid criticism of the global response.
There has been a delay in getting aid to Syria, where years of conflict have ravaged parts of the country that remain under the control of rebels battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which is under Western sanctions.
Currently, the UN is only authorised to use one route to deliver aid into north-western Syria, over the Turkish border into the province of Idlib. When asked if the UK government would lift sanctions on Syria to speed up aid deliveries, Mr Mitchell said ministers would "do everything we can to make sure aid gets through to people who are suffering".
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