News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 4)
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Data from humanitarian organizations in Syria shows that in nearly half of the districts, over 50% of children under five with severe acute malnutrition aren't receiving treatment.
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Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.
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During the same period, more than one million internally displaced people within Syria have also returned, bringing the total number of Syrians who have gone home to more than 1.4 million.
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More than 75 per cent of Syria's 10.5 million children have been born during the 14-year civil war, with their entire childhood set against a backdrop of displacement, violence, and devastation.
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the coast earlier this month, which marked a grim new chapter in Syriaâs fragile transition to a lasting peace.
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The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 million people are in dire need of assistance, making it one of the largest humanitarian crises globally, a senior UN humanitarian said on Thursday.
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This financial commitment shows the willingness of the EU and international community to support Syria and its people towards an inclusive transition and pave the path to rebuilding the country.
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Fourteen years of war have left Syriaâs people in desperate need â but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the countryâs recovery.
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The new wave of violence must not derail the fragile path toward a stable, prosperous, and just future â a path Syria had only just begun to tread when violence erupted again, the UN Commission said.
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Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, âcrucial progressâ made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants âcontinues to unravelâ, said UN Spokesperson StĂ©phane Dujarric on Wednesday.
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported about 745 civilians, including at least 13 children, as well as several hundred security force members and fighters, were killed in Latakia and Tartus.
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As it re-establishes its presence in Damascus, IOM is reactivating its data collection operations in Syria so it can address critical information gaps about humanitarian needs and mobility.
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Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the countryâs northwest intend to return home within the next year â sparking deep concerns of a new humanitarian crisis.
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Since 8 December last year, landmines and explosive remnants of war have caused at least 628 casualties, more than two-thirds of the total number of casualties for all of 2023, says Save the Children.
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The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement.
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UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported a scaling up of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact civilians and limit access in different parts of the country.
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Explosive ordnance continues to claim lives across Syria, with more than 430 deaths and injuries reported since December, nearly a third of them children, according to Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
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More than 825,000 people who were displaced within Syria have returned to their areas of origin since December, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday.
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The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on the countryâs caretaker authorities to make the transition to democratic rule inclusive, warning that transparency, rule of law and fair elections â particularly for women taking part â remain key concerns.
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The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20 people, mostly women, and left many others critically injured.
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Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad regime.
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Countries: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Since September, more than 500,000 refugees have returned; in addition, nearly 600,000 people who were displaced inside Syria have since returned home but 7.4 million are still uprooted in-country.
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Countries: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Since September, more than 500,000 refugees have returned; in addition, nearly 600,000 people who were displaced inside Syria have since returned home but 7.4 million are still uprooted in-country.
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Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Source: MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres
Medical needs remain high after almost 14 years of war. Driven by economic decline, a lack of international funding and the exodus of medical professionals, the health system is showing signs of fatigue.
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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued an alert on Tuesday over intensifying hostilities in the northeast in recent days.
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Syriaâs lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the deaths of over 100 children in the last month alone, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to urgently support country-wide demining projects.
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The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday reported further attacks on displacement shelters in Gaza which have been ongoing since 9 January.
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A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria âfull of hope after years of exileâ, only to find themselves confronted by desperate conditions, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.
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Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Source: International Organization for Migration
IOM is re-establishing its presence inside Syria, building on its two decades in Damascus until 2020, and its large response in northwest Syria through cross-border activities over the past decade.
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The Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss political and humanitarian developments exactly a month on from the collapse of the Assad regime. The transitional authorities also outlined their vision for the countryâs future for the first time in a major international forum.