News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 5)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A senior UN official has warned against the impact of regional escalation on Syria as the country continues on the path to political transition following the overthrow of the Assad regime last December and nearly 14 years of devastating civil war.
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UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries continue amid escalating needs, deadly explosive hazards and a severe funding shortfall.
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MAG anticipates that it will require an increase in funding from current levels of about $6 million a year to about $25 million in order to provide an appropriate response across the whole of Syria.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed recent decisions by the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union to ease sanctions against Syria.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Millions of people in Syria continue to face mortal danger from unexploded munitions, disease and malnutrition and more international support is urgently required, senior UN aid officials said on Friday.
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Humanitarians are reaching millions each month through in-country and cross-border operations, but only 10 per cent of the UN's $2 billion appeal has been funded.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement.
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Many communities face unreliable access to electricity, clean water and healthcare, while gaps in civil documentation hinder returnees from accessing services or claiming housing and land rights.
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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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
As Syria’s children step out of the shadows of war, securing their future is more critical than ever
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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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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 Syria’s fragile transition to a lasting peace.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country’s recovery.
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The new wave of violence must not derail the fragile path toward a stable, prosperous, and just future — a path Syria had only just begun to tread when violence erupted again, the UN Commission said.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants “continues to unravel”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane 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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the country’s northwest intend to return home within the next year – 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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on the country’s caretaker authorities to make the transition to democratic rule inclusive, warning that transparency, rule of law and fair elections – particularly for women taking part – remain key concerns.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.