Informes

HIGHLIGHTS The polio outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) detected in 2017 in Syria has been successfully stopped, with no international spread, according to experts. In northwest Syria, a total of 837 renal failure patients are…

CONTEXT In October 2018, violent clashes continued along the demilitarized zone implemented in northwest Syria (NWS) in September, however, conflict sharply decreased in October as compared to mid-September. Additionally, NWS also witnessed a decline in internally displaced…

General developments & political & security situation Security Council, Adopting Resolution 2449 (2018), Authorizes One-Year Extension of Cross-Border Aid Deliveries Targeting 13 Million in Syria, https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sc13620.doc.htm Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria, 12…

14 December 2018, Gaziantep, Turkey - There has been an increase in attacks on health workers in Syrian Arab Republic, according to the humanitarian health organizations operating in northern parts of the country. In particular, reports…

SC/13620 SECURITY COUNCIL 8423RD MEETING (PM) You Have Done Your Part, We Will Now Do Ours, Emergency Relief Coordinator Says, Stressing Importance of Critical Shipments Ahead of a briefing later in December on assistance to civilians in Syria, the Security…

This Operations Update extends the timeframe of the Emergency Appeal (MDRSY003) until 31 August 2019 to continue support for Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) in providing emergency humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected people in Syria. An evaluation…

New York, 13 December 2018 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Let me begin today by thanking you for your decision just now to pass Security Council resolution 2449 (2018). Cross-border aid provides a critical lifeline for millions of…

(Amman, 9 December 2018): The United Nations today commenced a one-off exceptional aid delivery of much needed lifesaving assistance to hundreds of thousands of women, children and men in Syria from Jordan. Some 369 trucks carrying over…

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria New York, 29 November 2018 As delivered Mr. President, distinguished Council members, I provide this update today on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,…

Possible chemical weapons attack in Aleppo and the threat of atrocities in northwest Syria On Saturday, 24 November, a suspected chemical weapons attack took place in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The attack, which has not been…