Informes

Tuesday 26 July 2016 'The smell of blood and gunpowder fills the air': Aid workers in Aleppo and Idlib say tens of thousands of children are at risk as crisis escalates Northwest Syria is on the verge of…

Highlights Hundreds of thousands of civilians in eastern Aleppo City cut off from humanitarian assistance Tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Menbij as fighting continues Multiple attacks on hospitals in Aleppo and Idleb governorates Airlifts of humanitarian supplies to…

Highlights • June witnessed a significant escalation of conflict across Syria and the subsequent pattern of new and deepening humanitarian needs could continue and even intensify through July unless Geneva talks regain traction. • In Syria in June…

I am gravely alarmed by the disturbing developments in the eastern part of Aleppo City in Syria, where civilian, humanitarian and commercial movements have been effectively cut off following the closure of Castello Road, the last…

By Dylan Quinnell In the Syrian governorate of Aleppo, the Castello Road, which is the main access point for food, humanitarian assistance, and fuel for ambulances and hospitals in the city, has been entirely cut off. One of…

14 July 2016 SdeM. Good evening, bon après midi. I will make some overall comments of the situation and then I will take some questions and then after that I will definitely make sure and hope that…

Highlights UN warns of deteriorating humanitarian situation in the "Four Towns", as fighting continues and access to 62,000 besieged civilians remains cut off since April. Following an inter-agency convoy to civilians in the besieged towns of Arbin and…

Checked against delivery Mr. President, We meet today in the shadow of Jo Cox's murder last Thursday: a brilliant British MP killed in the line of her public duty just days before her 42nd birthday, leaving a husband…

Highlights UNICEF and other humanitarian actors in Syria have called on all parties to the conflict to lift sieges and allow unconditional and sustained UN access to deliver humanitarian assistance without removals or restrictions. In Syria, the…

Checked against delivery Mr. President, Excellencies, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for calling this meeting and taking this comprehensive approach to a briefing from the political, human rights and humanitarian perspectives and providing the…