Damascus, 7 December 2024, recent rumors suggesting that the United Nations is evacuating all staff from Syria are false. The United Nations remains steadfast in its commitment to stay and deliver...
Damascus, 1 December 2024, I am gravely alarmed and concerned over the recent escalation of hostilities in Aleppo which started on 27 November. These attacks have resulted in the tragic loss of...
Damascus / Amman, 27 November 2024 We are extremely saddened by the killing of Muhannad Jakish, a volunteer with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), and the injury of several of his colleagues in...
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New York, 21 November 2024 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Today, I will address three key issues: First, the ongoing humanitarian impact on...
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Damascus | Amman, 11 November 2024 With two out of every three persons in dire need of lifesaving and life-sustaining humanitarian assistance, Syria’s humanitarian crisis is deepening and widening...
Damascus, 4 November – The RC/HC for Syria Adam Abdelmoula launched the country’s Early Recovery Strategy (ERS) 2024-2028. The Strategy aims to support building long-term resilience and address the...
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On 22 October, an airstrike on the main road at the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria – the second in less than three weeks – has rendered this vital route impassable. The crossing is...
New York, 23 October 2024 As delivered Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Today, I would like to highlight three key issues: first, the growing impact of...
Gaziantep, 17 October 2024 I am alarmed by the escalating hostilities and violence in north-west Syria since 14 October. At least 122 attacks have been reported in three days, 115 of which struck...
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26 September 2024 We are closely monitoring the alarming developments in the region. Over the past few days, we have witnessed an influx of thousands of Syrians and Lebanese crossing into Rural...
New York, 20 September 2024 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Thirteen years since the start of the conflict, over 16 million people across Syria...
The past 20 years have not been easy for Ayoush, a farmer and single mother living in Idleb, north-west Syria. At 31 she lost her husband to a cardiac stroke and found herself widowed with four young...
New York, 28 August 2024 As delivered Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, The people of Syria continue to face a profound humanitarian crisis. More than 16 million people – over 70 per...
Damascus and Amman, 19 August 2024 Every year, on World Humanitarian Day, we mark the somber occasion which took the lives of 22 aid workers in the bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad. Since then,...
ABOUT World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed annually on 19 August to honor humanitarians around the world and their tireless efforts to serve communities. It was designated by the UN General...
On the recent violence and its impact on the humanitarian situation in North-East Syria Damascus Damascus | Amman, 14 August 2024 We have been following closely and with deep concern the recent...
[AS DELIVERED] Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Syria continues to suffer its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the conflict more than 13 years...
Damascus, 10 July - The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) for Syria Adam Abdelmoula today concluded a three-day visit to Al Hasakeh Governorate. This was his first visit to the...
“We are dying from the heat; we experience extreme fatigue because of it,” said Rasmiya Al-Muhammad, who has spent the last decade living in Al-Hamra camp for internally displaced people in Syria’s...
As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Last week, the Muslim world marked Eid al-Adha. However, for people in Syria, celebrations were marred by the ongoing economic crisis in which already-high...
