Informes

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs Armed conflict in northwest Syria continues to impact heavily on civilians who have already endured nine years of crisis, violence, multiple displacements and economic downturn. According to OCHA, four million people live…

UNICEF calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities to protect children and deliver unimpeded humanitarian assistance Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore NEW YORK, 1 February 2020 – “The crisis in northwest Syria is turning into a…

As a new wave of violence hits Idlib and Western Aleppo, Save the Children confirms that as many as 200,000 children and their families have been forced to abandon their homes in northern Syria over the…

One child has been killed per day on average in Idlib during conflict escalations in 2019, Save the Children reveals today. The current ongoing escalation of violence in Idlib — which began in December 2019 — has…

HUMANITARIAN UPDATE Hostilities continue to impact the civilian population, with an increase in airstrikes and ground shelling in southern Idleb, northern Hama, eastern Lattakia and western Aleppo governorates, resulting in civilian deaths and the destruction of civilian…

Turkish military forces and a coalition of Turkey-backed Syrian armed groups have displayed a shameful disregard for civilian life, carrying out serious violations and war crimes, including summary killings and unlawful attacks that have killed and…

Excerpts Humanitarian situation in Syria Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General had the previous day expressed his deep concern about the escalation of conflict in northern Syria. He had said…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Humanitarian Needs The impact of almost nine years of crisis continues to negatively affect people in Syria. There are an estimated 11.1 million people in need across the country, of whom 4.7 million are in areas…

A Save the Children supported health compound in Syria was hit by artillery shells on Thursday, injuring seven adults including a doctor on-site, and leaving one in critical condition. Around 60 patients, including children, were in the…

Highlights: • In the northwest of the country, UNICEF response comes against the backdrop of deteriorating humanitarian situation and recent upscale in violence that resulted in human fatalities, high displacements of population and destruction of several infrastructure,…