Informes

HIGHLIGHTS Clashes broke out in western rural Aleppo hindering humanitarian access to the area. Bab al-Hawa border crossing has been closed since 26 January 2015 due to a security incident. YPG forces retook Ayn alArab city and a few…

With the humanitarian situation worsening every day, growing numbers of people inside Syria and refugees in neighbouring countries are in need of assistance. The European Union is increasing its assistance to the Syria crisis by €136…

Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Security Council, On behalf of Ms. Valerie Amos, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, I have the honour to deliver the following statement. Syria is entering its fifth year of conflict…

Introduction This eleventh report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 2139 (2014), paragraph 10 of Security Council resolution 2165 (2014) and paragraph 5 of Security Council resolution 2191 (2014), in which the Council…

HIGHLIGHTS Humanitarian organizations respond to impacts of severe winter weather in Syria and neighboring countries. UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution renewing the mandate to conduct UN cross-border and cross-line humanitarian assistance. In 2014, Syrians surpass Afghans as the…

Key messages The Syrian conflict has triggered the world's largest humanitarian crisis since World War II. Humanitarian needs continue to rise, population displacements continue, and an entire generation of children is being exposed to war and violence,…

SUPPORT INSIDE SYRIA The UK has allocated £332 million to help people affected by the conflict in Syria, including in opposition held and contested areas. £154 million of this has been allocated to partners delivering aid across…

Extreme cold is taking its toll on the millions of people who have fled from violence in Syria. Winter storm Huda swept across the Middle East on 6 January, bringing heavy snow, rainfall, biting winds and freezing…

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has granted DCA 249.730 USD to implement Risk Education (RE) activities in Southern Turkey, which will improve the abilities of the Syrian refugee population and humanitarian workers to…

By Isabel Hunter and Danya Chudacoff GAZIANTEP/ISTANBUL, 14 January 2015 (IRIN) - Turkey has quietly increased travel restrictions for Syrian refugees that could have a hugely damaging impact on aid agencies working in the country, IRIN has…