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Syriaâs warring parties must strictly adhere to international law and protect civilians, the UN warned amid a dramatic increase in hostilities that threaten to spread to new parts of the country.
Syriaâs warring parties must strictly adhere to international law and protect civilians, the UN warned amid a dramatic increase in hostilities that threaten to spread to new parts of the country.
Civilians have been affected for the fifth consecutive day by ongoing hostilities. Urgent measures are required to enable access to assistance and essential services for survival.
More than 125 incidents of shelling, airstrikes and others reported in Idleb and Western Aleppo in three days, with 14,000 people displaced and at least 12 civilians, including four children, killed.
More than 125 incidents of shelling, airstrikes and others reported in Idleb and Western Aleppo in three days, with 14,000 people displaced and at least 12 civilians, including four children, killed.
While today marks Lebanonâs Independence Day, it is overshadowed by sadness and growing anxiety. The situation remains highly unpredictable, leaving Lebanese and refugees uncertain and fearful.
The health system, already stretched before the current crisis, has been pushed to the brink â some 100 primary healthcare centres and dispensaries have closed, as have multiple hospitals.
Conflict and instability continue to severely disrupt life in Syria, straining medical supply stocks and overwhelming the capacity of health workers. Pregnant women with complications are at high risk.
The International Rescue Committee calls for the international community to act urgently to scale up support to both new arrivals and the vulnerable host communities receiving them.
Grandi visited the border crossing at Jdeidet Yabous. He met Lebanese refugees and Syrians who just crossed and described how they escaped intense Israeli bombardments that terrified their children.
Grandi visited the border crossing at Jdeidet Yabous. He met Lebanese refugees and Syrians who just crossed and described how they escaped intense Israeli bombardments that terrified their children.
UNHCR and partners, including the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, are at the border crossings, providing food, water, blankets and mattresses to those arriving, and guiding them towards support in Syria.
Recent attacks across Syria have killed and injured children and destroyed vital civilian infrastructure like electricity and water stations, schools and hospitals.
As of 11 August, at least 25 civilians had reportedly been killed and 28 others injured, as a result of active hostilities, on both banks of the Euphrates River.
Yesterdayâs announcement of â¬3.9 billion in pledged assistance for 2024 - a 15% drop from last yearâs commitment - and â¬1.2 billion for 2025 is a worrying decline in support, said Save the Children.