Reports

Highlights Between 20 January and 18 March, Turkish Armed Forces and allied Free Syrian Army groups launched the “Olive Branch” military operation against Syrian Democratic Forces in Afrin district. As of the end of May, 136,000 individuals are…

General developments & political & security situation The overall security situation remains volatile and unstable with the hot spots in areas of Daraa/Quneitra, and Deir Ezzor Governorates. There is a trend of increasing number of asymmetric attacks…

By Jennifer Dathan on 11 Jun 2018 On Thursday, June 7th 2018, an airstrike on Zardana, a rebel-held village in Syria’s Idlib province, caused at least 51 civilian deaths and over 70 injuries. The strike was reported to…

What is the Point… if Nothing Changes? Examining M&E Practices in Syria by Jaime Mikush Before the onset of Syrian civil war and humanitarian crisis, there were few local civil society organizations (CSOs) in the country, and almost…

Highlights • WFP dispatched food assistance for 2.82 million people in all 14 Syrian governorates in April, achieving 94 percent of the monthly plan. • WFP dispatched food assistance for 280,594 people in 31 locations across besieged or…

Introduction Global Communities has been responding to the Syrian conflict since 2013. In that time, we have sought to address food insecurity with solutions that can potentially bridge an emergency response with more long-term, postconflict recovery. Between 2014…

Over the last seven years, among the rolling hills and olive groves of Idlib province in northern Syria, tents seem to have sprouted from the ground to house hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have fled…

General Overview Key Findings: A total of 26,880 IDP arrivals were reported to 62 assessed communities in Aleppo, Hama and Idleb governorates between 1 and 14 April 2018. IDPs most commonly arrived to communities in Al Bab sub-district (12,660),…

SC/13356 Security Council 8269th Meeting (AM) Upon Request, Office Released $16 Million, Sought to Add Staff, He Says The 2 million people in northern rural Homs, Douma and southern Damascus were among the most desperate in Syria, the Under-Secretary-General for…

New York, 29 May 2018 As delivered Thank you, Madam President. I am going to start today with eastern Ghouta, on which you have had many discussions – and we have provided many briefings – over the…