Reports

From Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa AMMAN, 20 July 2019- “Public services, critical for children, have come under attack in the past weeks as a result of fighting in northwest…

CONTEXT In the last week of April 2019, southern Idleb and northern Hama governorates saw a sharp escalation in hostilities, shelling, and airstrikes, preventing access to essential services and endangering the safety of those living in the…

Today marks the 80th day since fighting escalated on 29 April. For 80 days people around the world have watched in horror as war planes and artillery shelling kill and injure civilians and destroy civilian infrastructure.…

I. General Development, Political and Security Situation The security situation within the country remains volatile and unstable. The main hot spots remain Daraa, AlHassakah, Deir Ezzor, Latakia, Hama, Aleppo and Idlib governorates. The Turkish military preparations along the…

(excerpt) Syria The United Nations remains deeply concerned over the safety and protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure following continued reports of hostilities in north-west Syria over the last days, including airstrikes, shelling and the alleged use of…

In Numbers 330,000 people displaced since 01 May1 233,000 people reached with WFP emergency food assistance since 01 May 933,000 people targeted for WFP General Food Assistance in June Highlights The security situation in north-western Syria continues to deteriorate as fighting…

INTRODUCTION Significant levels of humanitarian needs persist for people throughout Syria with an estimated 11.7 million people in need of assistance, 40 per cent of whom are living in areas of major need. Despite a reduction of…

HIGHLIGHTS High levels of violence continued in northwest Syria in the last two weeks and is putting civilians at risk and impeding the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Hundreds of people have died as the result of the…

SG/SM/19661 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns ongoing airstrikes impacting civilians in north‑west Syria, including those on medical facilities and medical workers. Several health facilities were reportedly…

INTRODUCTION To inform humanitarian cash programming, REACH, in partnership with the Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group (CBR-TWG), conducts monthly market monitoring exercises throughout Syria to assess the availability and prices of 36 basic commodities that are typically…