Reports

This report is produced by OCHA Syria in Damascus in collaboration with WHO Syria and Damascus-based humanitarian partners, and does not reflect cross-border operations. The next report will be issued on or around 8 May 2020. HIGHLIGHTS •…

INTRODUCTION On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic, urging states to take swift preventative measures for containment and to mitigate the spread, such as isolation, case monitoring, and dissemination…

43 total confirmed cases 19 Active cases 21 Recovered 3 Deaths This report is produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in collaboration with humanitarian partners. The next report will…

Highlights • The humanitarian situation in northwest Syria remains alarming as short-term emergency needs of the people who have been displaced since December are increasingly compounded by longerterm needs across host and IDP communities, such as malnutrition…

SC/14173 Foreign States Supporting Terrorist Groups, Damascus Representative Says, Warning that Government Will Deal with ‘Aggression’ The Special Envoy for Syria called] for a nationwide ceasefire leading to sustained calm and enabling access to the equipment and resources…

More Aid is Essential to Fight Covid-19 in War-Torn Areas Louis Charbonneau United Nations Director To help prevent a catastrophic outbreak of Covid-19 in Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) should stand firm in urging the United Nations Security…

SC/14175 Damascus Representative Demands Immediate Lifting of Economic Sanctions as Other Speakers Press to Re-open Al Yarubiyah Border Crossing for Aid Delivery Tragedy looms in Syria where, after nearly a decade of war, the health‑care system is in…

Executive Summary This Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) provides information about the different needs, capacities and coping mechanisms of women, men, boys and girls living in Idleb Governorate. Idleb has long been a safe haven for hundreds of…

Thank you, Mr. President. I know you had a briefing from Geir Pedersen this morning, so I will try to complement what he said. I will start today by joining my humanitarian colleagues and the Secretary-General in…

AS DELIVERED Mr. President, 1. Last month, you, the members of the Security Council, “called on all parties to ensure a sustained period of calm throughout the country and reaffirmed the need for the full implementation of UN…