Reports

AS DELIVERED Madam President (Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl of Switzerland), Last month, when I briefed you in New York, I said that new diplomatic activity in the region could be an opportunity, if seized. It could act as a…

Highlights Syria grapples with the devastating humanitarian consequences of the 6 February earthquake and its aftershocks. As of 26 April, the UN has completed 77 cross-border missions to northwest Syria since the first interagency visit to Idleb on 14 February. On 26 April,…

9333RD MEETING (AM) SC/15298 Recent expanded diplomatic efforts must be matched with real action to build confidence on the ground and arrive at a political solution that restores Syria’s sovereignty and unity and meets the aspirations of its…

As delivered Merci Madame la Présidente [Permanent Representative of Switzerland, H.E. Pascale Baeriswyl], Madam President, The humanitarian crisis in Syria must remain a global priority. The reasons are clear: After twelve years of conflict, the vast majority of the Syrian…

Children who experience trauma at a young age are at risk of it shaping their most formative years. In northwest Syria, the most common traumatic event for children is displacement. Being torn from their homes, friends,…

In keeping with the IASC Principals' recent Accountability to Affected Persons (AAP) Commitments, the Humanitarian Liaison Group for the Cross-Border Operation and the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group "acknowledge that affected people, in all their diversity, are always…

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck southeast Türkiye and northern Syria on 6 February, followed by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake later the same day. Several aftershocks were recorded in the following days, including a magnitude…

Education in northwest Syria is in crisis. Teachers’ wages are depreciating amidst a worsening cost of living crisis, access to curricula and educational equipment is limited, and schools are becoming increasingly overcrowded. Without the benefit of education,…

Joey Shea Researcher, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates @joey_shea The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will reportedly welcome Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a leader credibly implicated in rampant atrocities, to COP28, the global United Nations climate conference, while civil…

The February earthquakes have worsened a long-standing humanitarian crisis in north-west Syria, where 2.7 million people were already displaced, and 4.1 million people are reliant on humanitarian assistance. UNHCR and its partners have scaled up the provision…