Reports

In October 2018, assessed communities in north-west Syria witnessed a total of 21,070 IDP arrivals, a significant decrease of 67% compared to September. Key Informants (KIs) reported that more than half of these were to assessed…

(Amman, 9 December 2018): The United Nations today commenced a one-off exceptional aid delivery of much needed lifesaving assistance to hundreds of thousands of women, children and men in Syria from Jordan. Some 369 trucks carrying over…

(excerpt) Syria We remain deeply concerned by continuing reports of injury and displacement in Idlib Governorate in northwest Syria, following ongoing hostilities and shelling in the area. Yesterday, shelling reportedly continued on several areas in southern Idlib,…

SC/13603 29 NOVEMBER 2018 SECURITY COUNCIL 8411TH MEETING (AM) Although the United Nations and partners completed an epic aid operation in Syria this month, persistent violence and gaps in humanitarian access underline the critical need to renew the cross-border aid…

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria New York, 29 November 2018 As delivered Mr. President, distinguished Council members, I provide this update today on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,…

Possible chemical weapons attack in Aleppo and the threat of atrocities in northwest Syria On Saturday, 24 November, a suspected chemical weapons attack took place in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The attack, which has not been…

Highlights • In October in Al-Hassakeh governorate in Syria, almost 70,000 school children (70 per cent of all children attending Ministry of Education schools) were negatively impacted by a local authority decision to ban transportation of children…

HIGHLIGHTS (OCTOBER 2018) Conflict remained intense around the last remaining ISIL stronghold in NE Deir-ez-Zor. On October 11th a raid occurred on the makeshift Hajin IDP camp, followed by the relocation of the inhabitants to ISILcontrolled areas.…

45,480 Households assisted through UNCHR with core relief items and shelter material in 2018 236,380 Beneficiaries reached through UNHCR with core relief items and shelter material in 2018 219 Trucks with UNHCR humanitarian supplies sent across the border…

INTRODUCTION HSOS is a monthly assessment that aims to provide comprehensive, multi-sectoral information about the humanitartian situation inside Syria. The assessment is conducted at the community level covering displacement, shelter and non-food items (SNFI), health, water, sanitation…