Rapports

Gaziantep, 7 January 2020 I am alarmed at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Idleb, northwest Syria, where over three million civilians remain trapped in a war zone – the vast majority of them women and children. At least…

In Numbers 11.1 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 6.2 million people internally displaced 6.6 million people food insecure 2.6 million people at risk of food insecurity Highlights • In November, WFP dispatched food assistance for 4.4 million people across all…

HIGHLIGHTS • From 1 December 2019 to 1 January 2020, almost 300,000 people fled from their homes, mainly from southern Idleb governorate, moving further north away from the hostilities. Ma’arrat An Nu’man and its countryside are reportedly…

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore NEW YORK, 2 January 2020 – “As a new year begins and the war in Syria approaches its tenth year, the situation for many children – especially in the northwest…

By Else Kirk, GOAL Regional Director, Middle East Another devastating chapter in the tragic story of Syria’s protracted and brutal nine-year-long conflict was written over the Christmas period, with fresh bombardments striking horror and panic into the…

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas gave the following statement to the Funke Mediengruppe today (28 December) on the latest developments in Idlib: The humanitarian situation in Idlib is already catastrophic, and it’s getting progressively worse due to the…

Sahar Atrache December 27, 2019 It is virtually impossible to find the right words to comfort activists, relief workers, and others living inside Idlib when they describe the nightmare of daily life in the midst of…

Amman, Jordan, December 28, 2019 — International Rescue Committee country director for northwest Syria Rehana Zawar speaks about the escalting violence in Idlib: “The situation in Idlib is deteriorating rapidly and we are now in the midst…

The UN remains deeply concerned for the safety and protection of more than 3 million civilians in the Idleb area of north-west Syria, more than half of whom are internally displaced, as violence has escalated in…

Geography and Demography The 9,000 square kilometer area commonly referred to as northwest Syria includes parts of Idlib, western Aleppo, northern Hama, and eastern Latakia, and is home to 3 million people, nearly 2.5 million of whom…