Reports

26 January 2022, northwest Syria – As a snowstorm devastated the conflict zone of northwest Syria, WHO and the Health Cluster mobilized efforts to deploy rescue health services to the affected region, home to some 4.4…

SC/14779 SECURITY COUNCIL 8957TH MEETING (PM) Representatives Divided on Cross-border Mechanisms, Imposition of Sanctions Amid a bitter winter, continuing outbreaks of violence and an ever-deepening economic crisis, humanitarian needs in Syria are dwarfed by the funding available to meet them,…

New York, 27 January 2022 As delivered I start by saying how extremely concerned we are, and I am sure we all are, about the hundreds of children trapped in a terrifying prison siege in Al-Hasakeh. It is…

By Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Madam President, UN Security Council Members, Thank you for this opportunity to address you about the humanitarian situation in Syria. I have visited Syria and Syrian refugees in neighboring…

This update provides a summary of the response to the recent severe winter weather in north-west Syria (NWS) by UNHCR and the UNHCR co-led Clusters of Protection, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter/Non-Food Items…

Last week in the Middle East, a Houthi drone and missile attack killed three civilians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Retaliatory airstrikes on Yemen caused a four-day internet outage in the country and killed scores…

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…

Overview At least 227 displacement sites have been impacted across north-west Syria since 18 January as severe winter weather continues to compound existing humanitarian needs. The bad weather is expected to continue. The Camp Coordination and Camp Management…

DAMASCUS, 23 January 2022 – Syria has recently received 151,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Government of Japan through the COVAX Facility. The donation is part of the continuous efforts to protect people of…

Overview Heavy snowfall on 18 – 19 January has caused suffering in communities across north-west Syria, especially for those living in displacement sites. So far 261 tents have been reported as destroyed by the snow and 914 tents…