Reports

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen joins the Secretary-General in welcoming the adoption of Security Council resolution 2585 (2021) and the continuation of cross-border UN humanitarian assistance for millions in Syria. The Special…

SC/14577 9 JULY 2021 The Security Council --- acting in a rare moment of unanimity on the complex, decade-long Syrian conflict --- today adopted a compromise resolution extending the use of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing for the…

SG/SM/20820 9 JULY 2021 The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General welcomes the Security Council’s decision to extend the United Nations cross-border mechanism in north-west Syria via the Bab al-Hawa border…

• Faris*, 47, Father • Maher*, 16, Brother Story summary: Karma*, 6, and her family fled their home in Syria when the bombing intensified. She now lives with her parents and six siblings in a displacement camp in North…

Friday 9 July 2021 – The UN Security Council’s decision today could keep the only effective route for humanitarian aid into North West Syria open for another 12 months but more is needed to help millions…

People across Syria are worse off than at any time since the conflict began 10 years ago. The suffering is heart breaking in the north-west, where millions of people, most of them women and children, have…

Introduction After a decade of war, Syria’s crisis is marked by unparalleled suffering and needs. The country counts more than 6.7 million internally displaced people, the largest number worldwide. Another 5.6 million Syrians have fled across borders. A…

Closure of cross-border aid channel would cut people off from lifesaving services Muhammad Hassan and his family were displaced to a camp in northwest Syria when their house was destroyed by intense bombing in 2019. Hassan’s leg…

HIGHLIGHTS People in northwest Syria continue to rely on UN aid deliveries enabled through Security Council Resolution 2533 (2020), which will expire on 10 July 2021. Millions of people in need will lose access to essential humanitarian…

The Syrian Regime, Which Is Accused of Stealing and Looting Humanitarian Aid, Obstructing Its Access, and Besieging and Starving Entire Areas, Cannot Be Trusted Paris – The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) states in its report…