Reports

Tuesday 26 July 2016 'The smell of blood and gunpowder fills the air': Aid workers in Aleppo and Idlib say tens of thousands of children are at risk as crisis escalates Northwest Syria is on the verge of…

Mr. President, Every time I have briefed this Council, I have described the horrors of a brutal conflict characterized by the complete failure to protect civilians, which has generated gargantuan levels of suffering for most civilians. Truth…

Highlights Hundreds of thousands of civilians in eastern Aleppo City cut off from humanitarian assistance Tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Menbij as fighting continues Multiple attacks on hospitals in Aleppo and Idleb governorates Airlifts of humanitarian supplies to…

Geneva, 21 July 2016 Jan Egeland (JE).: We have now been working in the Humanitarian Taskforce of the ISSG since mid-February, about five months. When we take stock after this first half year, this year, we see…

Highlights • June witnessed a significant escalation of conflict across Syria and the subsequent pattern of new and deepening humanitarian needs could continue and even intensify through July unless Geneva talks regain traction. • In Syria in June…

I am gravely alarmed by the disturbing developments in the eastern part of Aleppo City in Syria, where civilian, humanitarian and commercial movements have been effectively cut off following the closure of Castello Road, the last…

By Berkay Mandiraci The failed coup attempt on 15 July 2016 has focused renewed attention on Turkey’s military and security apparatus at a time when violence is already high. Exactly one year ago, on the afternoon of 20…

HIGHLIGHTS WFP provided food assistance to more than 4.1 million people More than 342,000 people in hard-to-reach and besieged areas received WFP food assistance through inter-agency convoys The UN, including WFP, has now reached all 18 besieged areas inside…

By Dylan Quinnell In the Syrian governorate of Aleppo, the Castello Road, which is the main access point for food, humanitarian assistance, and fuel for ambulances and hospitals in the city, has been entirely cut off. One of…

14 July 2016 SdeM. Good evening, bon après midi. I will make some overall comments of the situation and then I will take some questions and then after that I will definitely make sure and hope that…