Informes

The new recommendations from doctors, health experts, infection control centers, and the WHO indicate the benefit of wearing facemasks by public in general (whether they are infected, contacts of infected, or healthy person) in order to…

Syria: COVID-19 update and response The UN remains concerned about the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases across Syria. As of 4 August, the Syrian Ministry of Health confirmed that 892 people have tested positive, including 46 deaths. In north-west…

This report is produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in collaboration with humanitarian partners. The next report will be issued on or around 15 August…

Highlights During the first half of 2020, needs across Syria remained extensive with over 11 million people (4.7 million children) requiring humanitarian assistance, including 6.2 million internally displaced (2.5 million children). The situation has been aggravated by…

COVID-19 cases have increased twenty fold in the past 3 months Hospitals have been instructed to stop taking in COVID-19 patients Funding desperately needed to increase testing and strengthen health system capacity International aid agency, World Vision, today warned…

Background and methodology The aim of the Emergency Needs Tracking (ENT) System is to track the key priority needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northwest Syria, as well as identifying communities with households in direct need…

As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. I will focus today on four main areas: First, the support humanitarian agencies are delivering to people across Syria. Second, the economic situation and its humanitarian consequences. Third, protection of civilians. And fourth, funding for the…

Since January, UNHCR has sent across the border nearly 150,000 core relief items kits and shelter materials to assist nearly 770,000 individuals. As humanitarian needs increase, despite COVID-19, UNHCR has quadrupled its emergency response and support to…

Highlights • 23 people with COVID-19 have been identified in northwest Syria. Contact tracing has been activated and efforts continue to mitigate the spread of the virus and raise awareness about COVID-19 risks and precautions. • Increased hostilities…

This report is produced by OCHA Syria in Damascus in collaboration with WHO Syria and Damascus-based humanitarian partners, and does not reflect cross-border operations. The next report will be issued on or around 8 August 2020. HIGHLIGHTS •…