DHAKA: The UN Security Council has failed to implement resolutions to protect and help civilians in Syria.

A report by a group of 21 aid agencies said this which reports the BBC.

The agencies - including Save the Children and Oxfam - say it has been the ‘worst year’ for civilians as the conflict enters its fifth year.

Another humanitarian report says 83 percent of the lights in Syria have gone out since the conflict began in March 2011.

The UN secretary general says the long-term aim remains a political solution.

“The bitter reality is that the Security Council has failed to implement its resolutions,” said Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

“Parties to the conflict have acted with impunity and ignored the Security Council's demands, civilians are not protected and their access to relief has not improved,” he added.

The ‘Failing Syria’ report by the 21 aid agencies said:

People are not protected: 2014 was the deadliest year of the conflict in Syria, with at least 76,000 Syrians killed.

Aid access has not improved: 4.8m people in need reside in areas defined by the UN as "hard to reach", one million more than in 2013.

Needs have increased 5.6m children are in need of aid, a 31 percent increase since 2013.

The humanitarian response has decreased compared to needs: In 2013, 71 percent of the funds needed to support civilians inside Syria and refugees in neighboring countries were provided. In 2014, this had declined to 57 percent.

BDST: 0955 HRS, MAR 12, 2015