News Monitor
As of 8 December, more than one million people are displaced. This is in the context of 3.5 million displaced in north-west Syria before the latest developments, of whom two million live in camps.
Syrians have an unprecedented opportunity to chart a new future built on justice, accountability and respect for rights. The dream of accountability for past brutality is closer to becoming reality.
Syrians have an unprecedented opportunity to chart a new future built on justice, accountability and respect for rights. The dream of accountability for past brutality is closer to becoming reality.
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.