The renewal of the agreement to deliver aid across Turkey’s border to Syria is essential for Syrians to get through one of the harshest winters in living memory, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has said. The UN-led cross-border channel at Bab Al-Hawa in northern Syria serves around four million people in the region, and is relied upon by at least 2.4 million Syrians each month. The current agreement for its operation comes up for renewal on 10 January 2023 at the UN Security Council. An impasse at the UNSC – where Russia, which has propped up the Assad regime, holds veto power – has t…