News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 4)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Syria’s tentative steps towards recovery could quickly unravel without inclusive politics, sustained aid and respect for national sovereignty, top UN officials cautioned the Security Council on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
Syria’s agriculture sector is reeling from one of the worst droughts in nearly 40 years, compounded by over 14 years of conflict, widespread destruction of infrastructure and deep economic collapse.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Special Envoy for Syria briefed the Security Council on Thursday, saying that amid a strained ceasefire and military skirmishes in Syria, the political transition “remains on a knife’s edge”.
ReliefWeb News
Donors must seize this unprecedented opportunity to invest in Syria’s recovery and to support the many who are finally returning home but find nothing but ruins, urges Jan Egeland, NRC chief.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the “deeply alarming” recent violence in Syria’s Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The first UN inter-agency mission to embattled Sweida governorate in Syria arrived there on Thursday, UN aid coordination office OCHA has reported.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A fragile de-escalation in Syria’s Sweida region is “largely holding” after weeks of violence displaced 175,000 people, killed hundreds and devastated critical infrastructure – exposing deep fissures in the country’s political transition.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As deadly sectarian violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of civilians in Syria’s Sweida Governorate, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday that attacks on health facilities had killed two doctors.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A second convoy from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) reached battered Sweida on Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in its latest update.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ongoing sectarian violence in Sweida, Syria has triggered mass displacement in the area as humanitarians attempt to deliver aid.
ReliefWeb News
Credible reports indicate widespread violations and abuses, including summary executions and arbitrary killings, kidnappings, destruction of private property and looting of homes.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
With hundreds of deaths reported among civilians, at least 1,200 families have fled their homes. Hospitals are overwhelmed as medication runs out while shops have closed amid water and power cuts.
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
ReliefWeb News
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
ReliefWeb News
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.