Reports

18 August 2020: In this article, our local peacebuilding expert* from Syria reflects on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Syria’s protracted civil war, and how local peacebuilders are adapting to new circumstances. The author is…

Background and methodology The aim of the Emergency Needs Tracking (ENT) System is to track the key priority needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northwest Syria, as well as identifying communities with households in direct need…

This report is produced by OCHA Syria in Damascus in collaboration with WHO Syria and Damascus-based humanitarian partners, and does not reflect cross-border operations. The next report will be issued on or around 29 August 2020. HIGHLIGHTS Number…

Eight children under five died in Al Hol camp within five days, as health and nutrition services have rapidly declined. The spike in under-five mortality was recorded between 6 – 10 August, and is more than…

SITUATION AT A GLANCE 11.1 MILLION Estimated Population in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Syria UN – Apr. 2020 9.3 MILLION Estimated Food-Insecure Population in Syria UN – Apr. 2020 6.6 MILLION Estimated Number of IDPs in Syria UN…

Background and methodology The aim of the Emergency Needs Tracking (ENT) System is to track the key priority needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northwest Syria, as well as identifying communities with households in direct need…

Context The first case of COVID-19 in northwest Syria (NWS - Idlib and Aleppo) was confirmed on the 9th of July, several months after the COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the governmentcontrolled areas of Syria and neighbouring Turkey.…

HIGHLIGHTS • 40 people tested positive for COVID-19 in northwest Syria as of 6 August. Response efforts focus on contact tracing, containing virus spread and raising awareness about COVID-19 risks and precautions. • Increasing hostilities were reported in…

Situation Update The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 608 COVID-19 confirmed cases as of 24 July with 35 fatalities and 184 recovered. 44 of the total cases are reported to be healthcare workers. The increase in COVID-19 cases…

Regional Developments Operational Context UNHCR has called upon States to urgently release refugees and asylum-seekers who are being unlawful and arbitrarily held in detention, asking that States act in accordance with international law and that amidst the COVID-19…