Reports

Highlights Around 21 million children U5 were vaccinated against polio, 724,361 children were enrolled in formal education, 283,815 in non-formal/informal education across the Syria Crisis countries in 2016 through support of UNICEF and partners. Since the beginning of…

SC/12482 22 AUGUST 2016 SECURITY COUNCIL 7757TH MEETING* (AM) The city of Aleppo risked a humanitarian catastrophe unparalleled in the more than five years of carnage seen during the Syrian conflict, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator…

Mr. President, I would like to begin by saluting the life of Khaled Omar Harrah, a member of the White Helmets, killed on 11 August, by airstrikes. You all remember him, I am sure. You remember him…

Introduction Gender-based violence, including rape is a problem throughout the world, occurring in every society, country and region. Refugees and internally displaced people are particularly at…

1. Humanitarian Situation Fighting persisted in eastern Aleppo City on Thursday, including airstrikes and barrel bombs on at least four neighbourhoods while mortars fell on western Aleppo City. Access to Aleppo City is very limited as control of…

This statement is attributable to Yacoub El Hillo, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, and Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis Damascus/Amman, 8 August 2016-- The United Nations urgently calls for a humanitarian…

Washington, DC - On August 3, a SAMS-supported facility and nursing institute in Aleppo were hit by a vacuum bomb, a weapon outlawed by international law. One of the ambulances for the hospital was also destroyed…

Highlights Alarming situation as hundreds of thousands of people trapped in eastern Aleppo Russian Federation proposes “humanitarian corridor” initiative for Aleppo Re-establishing access to Aleppo and replenishing life-saving assistance key Tens of thousands of residents remain trapped in Menbij town 2.1…

I. Introduction: This document aims at providing detailed briefing on the CCCM Cluster strategy with the cross-border context. It provides and in-depth information about activities and main areas of focus as well as explaining the rational and…

SC/12458 7744th Meeting (AM) Security Council Meetings Coverage Permanent Representative Blames Crisis on Neighbour for Keeping Border Open as Council Members Differ over Air Strike Casualties The United Nations humanitarian affairs chief called today for the immediate establishment of a weekly,…