Reports

Hostilities in south-west Syria have intensified since 18 June 2018, with reports of heavy artillery and aerial shelling targeting opposition-controlled areas, particularly in north-east and western Dara’a. Initial estimates of new displacement numbers refer to 12 000…

Highlights: An escalation in military activity has led to the displacement of almost 6,000 registered IDPs, most of whom have been displaced from North East Dar’a Governorate to other opposition held areas. The number of IDPs is…

OVERALL FINDINGS Aleppo governorate is located in northwest Syria and borders Turkey to the north. Returnee numbers have fluctuated significantly since the cessation of hostilities in and around Aleppo city in late 2016. Initially, thousands spontaneously returned…

OVERALL FINDINGS Situated in northwest Syria, Idleb governorate hosts one of the largest IDP populations in Syria. Key Informants (KIs) reported that 287 of the assessed communities hosted IDPs in April, approximately 701,049 in total. Additionally, new…

OVERALL FINDINGS Rural Damascus is a largely agricultural governorate that surrounds Damascus city. On February 18th 2018, a new ground and air offensive was launched on Eastern Ghouta, further intensifying the already severe humanitarian challenges faced by…

Highlights Between 20 January and 18 March, Turkish Armed Forces and allied Free Syrian Army groups launched the “Olive Branch” military operation against Syrian Democratic Forces in Afrin district. As of the end of May, 136,000 individuals are…

General developments & political & security situation The overall security situation remains volatile and unstable with the hot spots in areas of Daraa/Quneitra, and Deir Ezzor Governorates. There is a trend of increasing number of asymmetric attacks…

Over the last seven years, among the rolling hills and olive groves of Idlib province in northern Syria, tents seem to have sprouted from the ground to house hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have fled…

SC/13356 Security Council 8269th Meeting (AM) Upon Request, Office Released $16 Million, Sought to Add Staff, He Says The 2 million people in northern rural Homs, Douma and southern Damascus were among the most desperate in Syria, the Under-Secretary-General for…

New York, 29 May 2018 As delivered Thank you, Madam President. I am going to start today with eastern Ghouta, on which you have had many discussions – and we have provided many briefings – over the…