Reports

Introduction HSOS is a monthly assessment that provides comprehensive, multi-sectoral information about the humanitarian conditions and priority needs inside Syria. The assessment is conducted using a key informant (KI) methodology at the community level, and collects information…

During a visit to Turkey on 8–10 July, at the invitation of Dr Fahrettin Koca, Turkey’s Minister of Health, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge signed the financial agreement with Turkey to…

Background 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 of humanitarian…

Four months after COVID-19 was officially declared an international pandemic, the disease has made its way into northwest Syria, with a first case confirmed on 9 July. Since then, 18 more people have tested positive for…

Message from the President Dear SAMS members and supporters, Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, SAMS has responded to the needs of millions of vulnerable populations who have been subjected to years of violence, displacement, and…

OVERVIEW Intensification of conflict across southern Idleb and western Aleppo between December 2019 and March 2020 displaced nearly 1 million people to locations along the Syrian-Turkish border.1 The announcement of a ceasefire on 5 March temporarily halted…

China Following heavy seasonal rains and flooding, authorities in Jiangxi province raised the flood-control response to its highest level on 13 July as water levels in Poyang Lake reached 22.6 metres. 183,000 people in the province are…

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…

United Nations Human Rights Council 44st Session of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 14 July 2020 Mme. la Présidente Excellences, It is a pleasure to be here today to deliver an oral update on the situation in the Syrian Arab…

This report summarizes progress and gaps for COVID-19 related preparedness and response efforts by humanitarian partners in Syria, as consolidated across all operational hubs. For a general situation update please refer to the fortnightly Joint Response…