article_snippet: war is a human calamity and war's getting worse, according to a furious new report from more than 20 aid groups.
article_snippet: U.N. Security Council resolutions aimed at protecting civilians caught up in the conflict have failed miserably, the humanitarian organizations say in a furious new report from more than 20 aid groups.
article_snippet: This spiraling catastrophe is a stain on the conscience of the international community," says the report, whose signatories include Oxfam and Save the Children.
article_snippet: It highlights the paltry results of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed in February 2014 that called for an increase in humanitarian aid, a halt to attacks on civilians, an end to kidnapping and torture and the lifting of sieges of populated areas.
article_snippet: In the 12 months since Resolution 2139 was passed, civilians in Syria have witnessed ever-increasing destruction, suffering and death," a furious new report from more than 20 aid groups says.
article_snippet: Attempts at peace talks involving the government and opposition have so far gone nowhere.
article_snippet: rebel groups report, entitled "Failing Syria," reeled off a list of worsening problems reported by international agencies: .
article_snippet: The report called on Security Council members to "use Security Council members influence with the warring parties and Security Council members financial resources to put an end to the suffering of Syrian civilians.
highlights_snippet: Report: Syrian conflict is "a stain on the conscience of the international community"
  U.N. resolutions aimed at helping civilians have failed to change the situation,
highlights_snippet: Syrian conflict is "a stain on the conscience of the international community"
  U.N. resolutions aimed at helping civilians have failed to change the situation says .
  