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Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high

·January 30, 2023·3 min read

WFP Executive Director, David Beasley, said that if we don’t address this humanitarian crisis, “things are going to get worse than we can possibly imagine”. Following 12 years of brutal conflict, an economy crippled by runaway inflation, a currency that has collapsed to a record low and soaring food prices,...

Security Council unanimously agrees to extend Syria cross-border aid lifeline

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·January 16, 2023·2 min read

Ambassadors unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the renewal of the cross-border mechanism, a day before it was set to expire. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has taken note of the development, his Spokesperson said in a statement, which described the humanitarian operation as an “indispensable lifeline” for some 4.1 million people...

Syria: Chemical weapons pose unacceptable threat, and are a ‘danger to us all’

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·January 9, 2023·1 min read

Speaking on behalf of High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu, her deputy, Adedeji Ebo, said that “the absence of accountability” for the previous use of chemical weapons by combatants in Syria’s long-running civil war, “is a threat to international peace and security and a danger to us all”. “It is, therefore, imperative...

Syria: Rights experts call for renewal of cross-border aid resolution

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·January 5, 2023·1 min read

They warned of the dire consequences of not renewing Resolution 2642, which is set to expire on 10 January. “If the cross-border resolution is not renewed, the already desperate humanitarian situation in northwest Syria will be further aggravated at a time when people in the country need the international community’s...

Syria: Security Council advised to extend cross-border aid access ‘without delay’

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·January 3, 2023·1 min read

The joint statement was issued by the heads of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA), International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN refugee agency (UNHCR). If the Council fails to extend resolution 2642, “the...

Syria: Needs rise amid deepening humanitarian and economic crisis

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·December 24, 2022·2 min read

Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, who stressed the need to give Syrians hope. Some 14.6 million people require support – a 1.2 million increase over 2021 – and the number is expected to reach 15.3 million next year....

UN envoy warns against ‘worrying and dangerous’ military escalation in Syria

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·November 30, 2022·4 min read

Mr. Pedersen feared the ramp-up in military operations has the potential to unravel a strategic stalemate in the war that has brought relative calm for almost three years. ‘Escalatory dynamics’ “In repeated briefings, I have warned of the dangers of military escalation in Syria. I am here in person today...

Political solution still the only path to peace in Syria: UN Special Envoy |

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·October 25, 2022·5 min read

The country is facing its worst economic crisis since the war began, as well as a deadly cholera outbreak that is rapidly spreading. Mr. Pedersen reported on his recent “busy period of diplomatic engagement” with key Syrian and international stakeholders, including in connection with the stalled Constitutional Committee meetings in...

Syria: Security Council extends cross-border aid delivery for six months |

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·July 12, 2022·4 min read

Ireland and Norway put forward the resolution, which renews humanitarian deliveries through the Bab-al Hawa border crossing through January and calls for an additional six-month extension which will require another separate resolution. Twelve countries voted in favour, while three nations – France, the United Kingdom and the United States –...

Syria: Guterres underlines ‘moral imperative’ to continue cross-border aid operation from Türkiye |

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·June 21, 2022·2 min read

Overall, more than 14 million people in Syria require assistance amid a dire situation in which infrastructure has crumbled and economic activity halved due to conflict, regional financial crises, sanctions, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The international community has helped avoid a total collapse in Syria. But the only way to...