Humanitarian conditions in Baba Amr, a western neighborhood of Homs, have been described as catastrophic, with extended power outages, shortages of food and water, and no medical care for the sick and wounded. "It is unacceptable that people who have been in need of emergency assistance for weeks have still not received any help," said Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Once in the western side of Homs, a Red Cross convoy of seven trucks with 15 tons of humanitarian aid was poised to enter Baba Amr but authorities then blocked their access. "We are staying in Homs tonight in the hope of entering Baba Amr in the very near future," said Kellenberger on Friday night. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Syria to give humanitarian workers immediate access to people who desperately need aid. "The images which we have seen in Syria are atrocious," said Ban. "It's totally unacceptable, intolerable. How, as a human being, can you bear this situation?" --SPA 13:21 LOCAL TIME 10:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/975717