Informes

HIGHLIGHTS Syria food dispatches up again in July First cross-border deliveries under Security Council Resolution 2165 Airlifts to Al-Hasakeh continue Fighting in Lebanon’s Arsal disrupts WFP operation Half of Jordan’s community-based refugees food secure Islamic State advances affect Iraq refugee programme

DAMASCUS – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, wrapped up a one-day visit to Damascus on Tuesday where she met with WFP staff, senior government officials and visited a WFP…

DAMASCUS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has made significant progress over the last few weeks in reaching more people affected by the violence in Syria – many of them in besieged and difficult-to-reach…

HIGHLIGHTS SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC: UNFPA provides 19,400 women with reproductive health and GBV services including emer- gency obstetric care, safe delivery and psychosocial support through 71 UNFPA-assisted health facilities. UNFPA provides reproductive health services including family planning…

HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry announces nearly $378 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance for the Syria crisis. Since 2012, the USG has provided nearly $438 million to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for cross-border humanitarian assistance. On…

By Shelly Kittleson BEIRUT, Jul 19 2014 (IPS) - Gaunt, haggard Syrian children begging and selling gum have become a fixture in streets of the Lebanese capital; having fled the ongoing conflict, they continue to be stalked…

Elizabeth Byrs of the World Food Programme said WFP welcomed the Security Council resolution to allow the delivery of aid to more people cut off from humanitarian assistance in Syria. WFP teams on the ground were…

HIGHLIGHTS The Syria conflict death toll exceeded 170,000 as of early July, and violence displaced an estimated 688,000 people from April to June. The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution authorizing U.N. cross-border and cross-line assistance without SARG…

NEW YORK/ROME, 16 July, 2014. We welcome Security Council Resolution 2165 on humanitarian access in Syria, which should enable us to reach up to 2.9 million more people with vital aid. This resolution represents a breakthrough…

Today’s United Nations Security Council resolution, which directly authorizes UN agencies and their implementing partners to deliver aid across Syria’s borders and conflict lines, is a welcome and unprecedented further step towards ensuring millions of people…