As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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Acute hunger still affecting more than 100 million people worldwide
A global report on food crises finds that about 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018, compared with 124 million in 2017.
Most new arrivals at Al-Hol camp in poor physical state - UNFPA
The bad health of the new arrivals is said to be comparatively worse than before. Cases of trauma-related injuries, such as burns, shrapnel, wounds, etc are notable among the new population.
Al-Hol camp in Syria - designed for 10,000 - housing 67,000 IDPs
Cold weather, lack of water, sanitation and hygiene and shortages of healthcare leave them vulnerable to hypothermia and waterborne and other communicable diseases.
Syria + 6 more
More than five million children in Syria in need as UNICEF appeals remain underfunded
Securing additional funds is critical to meet the humanitarian and resilience needs of vulnerable children in Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey.
Number of deaths among under-fives rising at alarming rate in Rukban
"Despite the best efforts of the humanitarian community ... the desperate conditions in Rukban are simply no place for a child to be born or to grow up" - UNICEF.
Syria still suffering ‘staggering levels’ of humanitarian need, Security Council hears
“Staggering levels” of humanitarian need persist throughout Syria, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Security Council members on Tuesday.
Solutions urgently needed as aid convoy reaches 40,000 Syrians stranded in Rukban
The second joint UN-SARC aid convoy delivered desperately needed aid to more than 40,000 people stranded in the remote Rukban makeshift settlement in south-eastern Syria.
More than 160,000 displaced children protected from harsh winter in Iraq
"Although fighting has subsided in Iraq, an estimated 1.85 million people, including 825,000 children, remain displaced,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.
Largest joint UN humanitarian convoy of the war reaches remote Syrian settlement
The joint UN and SARC inter-agency convoy will provide life-saving humanitarian aid to more than 40,000 displaced people at the remote Rukban ‘makeshift’ settlement in south-eastern Syria, on the border with Jordan.
More than 80,000 people affected by bad weather in northern Syria get help
The floods have swept away thousands of tents and caused concrete houses to collapse. Furthermore, one-quarter of the food stock in assessed locations was ruined in the flooding.
WHO concerned over critical health situation in Al-Hol camp, Al-Hasakeh
The situation in the camp is now critical. Its population has tripled in size (from 10 000 to almost 33 000 people) in less than two months. The authorities are overwhelmed.
Harsh winter threatens the lives of millions of Syrians
"Millions are living under tents or tarpaulins, or in damaged buildings with no power or heating. There are severe shortages of all the basics - from blankets to baby milk to bandages." - UN relief chief.
Lebanon + 1 more
UNICEF and partners providing urgent support for 40,000 children at risk in Lebanon storms
UNICEF's pre-positioned response includes distribution of winter cash aid, water and sanitation interventions, and distribution of more than 7,000 blankets and 5,500 items of winter clothing.
Syria + 1 more
Thousands fleeing fighting in northeast Syria – UNHCR
Over the past six months, clashes and airstrikes in southeast part of the governorate forced about 25,000 people to flee. As well as women and children, many elderly people are at risk.
Lebanon + 1 more
Up to 70,000 refugees at risk after heavy snow and floods in Lebanon
Storm "Norma" has hit infrastructure, roads and homes across Lebanon, putting at least 70,000 refugees at risk, more than half of whom are children, based on latest humanitarian data.
Fears for more than 11,000 children in Idlib, Syria, as flooding hits camps
Reports of illness are increasing and in the worst-affected areas, families are cut off from the outside world, unable to leave camps to access health facilities, says Save the Children.
Lebanon + 1 more
Snow and freezing temperatures endanger flooded refugee camps in Lebanon
The snowstorm “Norma” is battering north-eastern Lebanon with heavy snow, rain and strong winds affecting nearly 250,000 refugees and devastating hundreds of camps and settlements.
Children at risk amid heavy fighting and floods in north-west Syria
The number of impacted children will increase if fighting continues and as more heavy rain is expected. Many of those children have been displaced, some multiple times.
Polio outbreak in Syria successfully stopped
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.