Reports

Mr. President, Three years ago - to this day - this Council adopted unanimously resolution 2139. Next month, we will mark a grim anniversary: six years of war that have devastated a nation, its people, its children.…

As part of President Erdoğan Visit to Qatar February 18th, 2017 ― Doha: A high-profile delegation of the Turkish Red Crescent visited Qatar Red Crescent (QRCS) to hold meetings with QRCS top officials and sign a framework…

Highlights: On 23 January, tensions and small-scale clashes erupted between non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in Idleb Governorate and the western countryside of Aleppo, hindering civilian and humanitarian movement. On 24 January, due to the escalation in tensions and…

Highlights WFP delivered food assistance for 3.6 million people. In total, 27 percent of the assistance was delivered to high-conflict areas through cross-border, crossline and air deliveries. Airdrops resumed following a two week suspension as a result of…

HIGHLIGHTS Thousands flee as SARG forces regain control of eastern Aleppo city from opposition groups Nationwide ceasefire commences on December 30, excludes ISIL and JFS Clashes in Wadi Barada obstruct water access for up to 5 million people UN releases…

Highlights On 28 January, an agreement was reached between the Government of Syria and Non-State Armed Groups in the Wadi Barada valley in rural Damascus. The agreement envisions the lifting of access restrictions, in exchange for the…

Highlights Syria: Over 800 IDPs and host community members have been involved in producing bricks which will be used to construct housing units to host vulnerable displaced families. In addition, IOM’s cross-border team in Turkey has provided…

SECURITY COUNCIL 7870TH MEETING (AM) SC/12694 26 JANUARY 2017 Describing reports of severe suffering, starvation and indiscriminate attacks on civilians amid the ongoing fighting in Syria, humanitarian officials briefed the Security Council today, offering glimpses of hope while urging sustained…

DAMASCUS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up support to tens of thousands of displaced Syrians returning home to the ruins of eastern Aleppo city, providing families with hot meals, ready-to-eat canned…

Mr. President and distinguished Council members, 2016 was a year where we witnessed devastation and suffering in Syria at levels that defy comprehension. We witnessed people dying of starvation, with the pictures of emaciated, starving children from…