Rapports

Highlights On 28 January, an agreement was reached between the Government of Syria and Non-State Armed Groups in the Wadi Barada valley in rural Damascus. The agreement envisions the lifting of access restrictions, in exchange for the…

Highlights Syria: Over 800 IDPs and host community members have been involved in producing bricks which will be used to construct housing units to host vulnerable displaced families. In addition, IOM’s cross-border team in Turkey has provided…

SECURITY COUNCIL 7870TH MEETING (AM) SC/12694 26 JANUARY 2017 Describing reports of severe suffering, starvation and indiscriminate attacks on civilians amid the ongoing fighting in Syria, humanitarian officials briefed the Security Council today, offering glimpses of hope while urging sustained…

Mr. President and distinguished Council members, 2016 was a year where we witnessed devastation and suffering in Syria at levels that defy comprehension. We witnessed people dying of starvation, with the pictures of emaciated, starving children from…

WHO has made important strides in its work during the Syrian crisis. A successful negotiation led to the evacuation of patients in critical condition from east Aleppo. Thousands more, fleeing besieged areas, received health care from…

Key messages The Syria conflict has triggered the world's largest humanitarian crisis since World War II. Humanitarian needs are huge, population displacement persists and fighting continues in many parts of the country. In Aleppo and in other…

2017 Requirements: US$354,638,896 The Syrian Arab Republic is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a child. Children and youth face multiple risks of violence, exploitation and abuse, including recruitment into armed forces…

MADRID (December 23, 2016) — As the crisis in Syria continues to deteriorate, 2016’s best football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, today offered the children of Syria a message of hope Friday, 23 December 2016 - 3:09pm Ronaldo,…

As delivered to the Council by OCHA Officer-in-Charge, Director of Operations John Ging. Mr. President, I provide this update to the Security Council today on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr Stephen O’Brien. As…

Media Contact Negin Janati 203.212.0044 (M) FAIRFIELD, Conn. (December 21, 2016) — A heavy snow storm has hit northwest Syria, adding to the misery for thousands of families who have recently fled East Aleppo and for civilians who…