Syria war: UN resumes aid to Syrians on Jordan border Published duration 22 November 2016 Related Topics Syrian civil war

image copyright AP image caption The refugees - mostly women and children - live in dire conditions in two makeshift camps

The UN has announced the resumption of aid to some 85,000 Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan's border - the first such deliveries in months.

The UN says the aid includes food, winter clothing and blankets as well as hygiene kits.

The refugees, mostly women and children, live in dire conditions in two makeshift camps in a desert area.

Jordan shut the border in June after seven of its soldiers died in a bombing claimed by Islamic State militants.

Since then only a single aid delivery was allowed when food rations were sent using cranes in August to the Rukban and Hadalat camps.

On Tuesday, the UN said it had reached an agreement with the Jordanian military after protracted negotiations.

"The resumption of assistance comes at the start of the coldest period of the year, when temperatures can drop dangerously low," a UN statement said.

The refugees on Jordan's border are said to be among the most desperate of the millions displaced by Syria's bloody war, the BBC's Yolande Knell reports.

There are now also plans to open a clinic in the area, our correspondent adds.