Reports

A leading public health expert has called for greater support for humanitarian organisations working in Syria – including Islamic Relief - to fight a new polio outbreak in the country. Dr Annie Sparrow has indicated that there…

Dr. Annie Sparrow is a pediatrician and public health expert who has worked in numerous conflict zones over the last 15 years. She first heard about a new polio outbreak in Syria when she was traveling…

Life for the approximately 6.5 million people displaced inside Syria is becoming more dangerous by the day. With intra-opposition fighting compounding the struggle between regime and rebels, civilians have no choice but to flee for safety,…

Little Progress on Besieged Towns Despite Security Council Demand (New York, January 14, 2014) – Donors attending a pledging conference for Syria should push the Syrian government to eliminate obstacles to effective aid distribution, and increase their…

In Open Letter, MSF Calls For Increased Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid For Syrians GENEVA/NEW YORK, DECEMBER 18, 2013 – Greatly increased humanitarian aid must be delivered across Syria’s borders, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) urged in an…

UN Security Council Should Demand Humanitarian Access in Resolution (New York, December 3, 2013) – Syrian government and some opposition forces are preventing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of civilians in areas under…

This edition of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited with Ben Parker, features the humanitarian crisis created by the conflict in Syria. Since the civil war began there in March 2011, an estimated 100,000 people have been killed, five…

The UN has confirmed that there are now approximately 9.3 million in need inside Syria, up from 6.8 million, and that there are approximately 6.5 million people who have been driven out of their homes but…

Brussels, 1 November 2013 The U.S.-Russian agreement to remove Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal has led many observers to hope for a political breakthrough. A more immediate and realistic objective, as well as a more reliable yardstick by…

Watch the video 25 October 2013 – After its call on all parties in Syria for humanitarian access to relieve the plight of civilians trapped by heavy fighting, the Security Council must show leadership to ensure cooperation…