Even the agreement to allow women and children to leave blockaded areas of the city of Homs – an anti-Assad stronghold – fell far short of international mediators’ vision (and even this achievement seems to be in doubt). Instead of allowing a United Nations aid convoy to bring humanitarian aid to the area, the government agreed to release women and children on an as-yet-uncertain timeline, while men can leave only after their names had been cleared, raising fears of arrest.
就连允许妇女儿童离开霍姆斯市（阿萨德反对派大本营）封锁区的协议都距离国际调解员的目标相去甚远——而且就连这一点点成就现在似乎都值得怀疑。政府并未允许联合国援助车队为该地区民众带去人道主义援助，而是同意按照尚未确定的时间表释放妇女和儿童，而男性则只有在洗脱罪名之后才能离境。政府的举动导致人们因害怕被捕而人心惶惶。此外，因为对渐进步骤审议进展缓慢且明显无法满足需要，叙利亚人正陷入流离失所、惨遭伤害、折磨和大批被杀的困境当中。