Reports

The European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, made the following statement: "The report by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on the implementation of Resolution 2139 on humanitarian assistance in…

Continuous refugee flows from Syria are stretching Turkey’s capacities and necessitate long-term adjustments as well as stronger international engagement to better share the burden. In its latest report, The Rising Costs of Turkey’s Syrian Quagmire, the International…

HIGHLIGHTS Syria: In cooperation with SwissLeg, IOM is providing life-changing support to individuals with disabilities thanks to prosthetic limb fitting. Iraq: In coordination with local authorities, 783 Syrian refugees were transported from Pesh- khabour border crossing to Bajid…

The first eight trucks of a UN humanitarian convoy have arrived in northern Syria, having crossed from Turkey. The trucks – carrying food, blankets, mattresses, family kits, hygiene kits, medicines and medical supplies – are being…

This report provides a complementary analysis from the datasets collected by the Syria Integrated Needs Assessment (SINA) process, which was undertaken in November 2013 by the participating agencies of the Assessment Working Group. The report is…

A leading public health expert has called for greater support for humanitarian organisations working in Syria – including Islamic Relief - to fight a new polio outbreak in the country. Dr Annie Sparrow has indicated that there…

Dr. Annie Sparrow is a pediatrician and public health expert who has worked in numerous conflict zones over the last 15 years. She first heard about a new polio outbreak in Syria when she was traveling…

In Open Letter, MSF Calls For Increased Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid For Syrians GENEVA/NEW YORK, DECEMBER 18, 2013 – Greatly increased humanitarian aid must be delivered across Syria’s borders, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) urged in an…

UN Security Council Should Demand Humanitarian Access in Resolution (New York, December 3, 2013) – Syrian government and some opposition forces are preventing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of civilians in areas under…

Thursday, September 19, 2013 Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on the ongoing U.S. response to Syria’s humanitarian crisis and the great challenges we still face.…