Informes

23 October 2017 -- “We call it ‘Aleppo boil,’” says Marouf Abiad, a medical worker living near northwest Syria, about the severe skin lesions caused by leishmaniasis. “In Iraq, it’s called ‘Baghdad boil.” Leishmaniasis is a little-known…

MSF supports more than 70 medical structures – from hospitals to small health posts – located across Syria, including in Aleppo, Idlib, Homs, and Dara’a governorates. Northern Syria Raqqa governorate Tabqa Tabqa, a city located near the dam on the…

Highlights WFP delivered food assistance for 3.3 million people in all 14 governorates in Syria. WFP took part in three inter-agency convoys delivering food assistance for 34,000 people in hard-to-reach locations. A fourth de-escalation zone was established in Idleb…

This update provides a summary of recent displacement, along with developments from the UNHCR co-led Sector/Clusters of Protection, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter/Non Food Items (SNFI). KEY DISPLACEMENT STATISTICS (AS OF 3 OCTOBER 2017) 957,654…

Syria After several months of decreased fighting in northwest Syria, on 19 September the Russian and Syrian governments intensified their airstrikes on opposition-held towns and villages in Idlib and Hama governorates, resulting in a drastic increase in…

Tens of thousands of Syrians are stuck in no man’s land in between Jordan and Syria and their situation is far beyond desperate. They live, or rather survive, in the berm, a strip of land between…

In Numbers 13.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance* 6.3 million people internally displaced 9 million people in need of food assistance The Humanitarian Needs Overview 2018 is currently being finalised, and figures will be updated accordingly. Highlights WFP dispatched food…

SC/13010 Security Council 8058th Meeting (PM) While there had been some progress, the situation in Syria remained fragile and highly susceptible to backsliding, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country warned today, urging both sides to assess the…

New York, 27 September 2017 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. It is an honour to speak to you this afternoon, for the first time since taking up my role as Emergency Relief Coordinator. All of you around this table…

UN Headquarters, New York, New York, September 21 2017 Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, thank you. When we met in Brussels in April, we heard strong statements of humanitarian commitment. Some $6 billion pledged by over…