Attachments
I. Introduction
1. The present report is the eighty-first submitted pursuant to paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 2139 (2014), paragraph 10 of resolution 2165 (2014), paragraph 5 of resolution 2191 (2014), paragraph 5 of resolution 2258 (2015), paragraph 5 of resolution 2332 (2016), paragraph 6 of resolution 2393 (2017), paragraph 12 of resolution 2401 (2018), paragraph 6 of resolution 2449 (2018), paragraph 8 of resolution 2504 (2020), paragraph 3 of resolution 2533 (2020), paragraph 5 of resolution 2585 (2021) and paragraph 5 of resolution 2642 (2022), in the last five of which the Council requested the Secretary-General to provide a report at least every 60 days on the implementation of the resolutions by all parties to the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic.
2. The information contained herein is based on data available to entities of the United Nations system and obtained from the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and other relevant sources. Data from entities of the United Nations system regarding their humanitarian deliveries have been reported for the months of October and November 2022.
II. Major developments
Key points
1. Hostilities escalated in the northern part of the country. Violence continued in the Idlib de-escalation area in the north-west of the Syrian Arab Republic, including air strikes, mutual shelling and clashes, amid continued concerning levels of cholera cases.
2. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights verified incidents in which a total of 42 civilians, including 7 women and 13 children, were killed as a result of hostilities. In addition, at least 60 civilians, including 14 women and 13 children, were injured
3. Cholera cases have been reported in all 14 governorates. The United Nations and partners support response and prevention efforts.
4. Food insecurity has reached record levels, with 12.1 million people food insecure. Reliable access to sufficient and safe water across the north of the Syrian Arab Republic remains a challenge. Uluk water station operated for only 12 days during the reporting period.
5. Insecurity continued in Hawl camp. A total of 42 murders have been reported in 2022, including 22 women and 4 children.
6. Humanitarian assistance by United Nations agencies and their partners continued throughout the Syrian Arab Republic, including food assistance from the World Food Programme for 5.3 million people in October and 5.2 million people in November, across all 14 governorates. Early recovery and livelihood sector partners supported 57,000 direct beneficiaries and 385,000 indirect beneficiaries in October and November.
7. On 22 October, the eighth cross-line convoy, consisting of 18 trucks and carrying food assistance to reach over 56,000 people, crossed into the north-west of the Syrian Arab Republic. On 30 November, the ninth crossline convoy, consisting of 16 trucks, successfully delivered supplies to reach 54,000 beneficiaries. On 27 October, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund organized the first cross-line mission since 2019 to Ra’s al-Ayn, delivering medicine to treat cholera and leishmaniasis and health supplies.
8. During the reporting period, 29 consignments consisting of 1,377 trucks crossed into the north-west of the Syrian Arab Republic from Türkiye through cross-border operations, all through the Bab al-Hawa crossing.