The recent military escalation in Northwest Syria is creating an acute and growing Humanitarian crisis as the Syrian NGO Alliance (SNA), a coalition representing the leading NGOs in Syria and our...
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More than 250 humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups
An open call to all UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call on all States to...
16 humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups [EN/AR]
An open call to all UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call on all States to...
Conférence internationale humanitaire pour la population civile de Gaza : Appel de 13 ONG à un cessez-le-feu immédiat à Gaza et en Israël
À la veille de la conférence internationale humanitaire pour la population civile de Gaza organisée par la France, 13 organisations humanitaires, de développement et de défense des droits humains,...
Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives
We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including...
UOSSM Urgently Appeals to End Military Escalation and Attacks On Idlib
Paris, France - Idlib has come under major attack for the first time in four years. Reports of shelling and airstrikes on residential areas have caused death, injuries, and destruction, and forced...
Open Letter to the UN Security Council (June 22nd, 2023)
The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which authorizes the UN to deliver life-saving aid to millions of Syrians in need in the northwest of...
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Two new earthquakes rock Syria and Turkey
Toronto, CA- Southern Turkey and Northern Syria region were hit by two new earthquakes (6.4 and 5.8) during the evening hours of February 20, 2023, just 13 days after two deadly 7.8 and 7.7 magnitude...
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Catastrophic Earthquake Could Lead to Humanitarian Disaster In Syria and Turkey
Edinburg, TX - Over 150 people have been killed and hundreds wounded after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey and Syria causing massive damage early Monday morning. Those numbers are expected to...
NGOs call for an urgent scale up in support, alongside immediate action to secure humanitarian access to Northwest Syria
Needs have risen to their highest levels since the start of the crisis and a cholera outbreak now threatens to drive further suffering. The first outbreak of cholera in over a decade is threatening...
Displacement Camp Attacked with Cluster Bombs in Northwest Syria; 9 Killed Including 3 Children
Toronto, Canada - On Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 7:00 a.m. Damascus time, the Kafar Jalis Displacement Camp in northwest Syria was attacked by cluster bombs killing nine civilians, including three...
Children in NW Syria at grave danger amid the cholera outbreak and the onset of the harsh winter - Syrian humanitarians warn [EN/AR]
Thousands of children in northwest Syria are denied access to proper healthcare and education, having to live under the threat of cholera amid harsh living conditions and a worsening economy. The...
The Syrian abyss: save the last humanitarian corridor in Syria! #SaveLifeLine
On the 10th July 2022, the survival of millions of Syrians in the northwest of the country is at stake. Syrian NGOs and the population are waiting for the UN Security Council's decision. The renewal...
Millions of Lives in Imminent Danger in Syria with Cross Border Closure
Toronto, Canada - Millions of lives are in imminent danger and the situation could be catastrophic if the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) fails to renew the UNSC 2504 Cross Border resolution...
UOSSM Completes Fourth Medical Mission in Ukraine Providing Surgical Trainings
Edinburg, TX - UOSSM completed its fourth medical mission in Ukraine which lasted for two weeks in early June. The medical mission included surgical trainings for surgeons on the frontlines and...
32 NGO leaders are calling on the Security Council to renew the Syria cross-border resolution for a period of 12 months
The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which authorises the UN to deliver life-saving aid to millions of Syrians in need. 32 NGO leaders are...
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Syrian Doctors Risking Their Lives to Support Ukrainian Doctors and Patients
Edinburg, TX - UOSSM has been responding to the crisis in Ukraine by providing expertise gained from over 10 years of war in Syria through medical missions and training. On April 2 -12, UOSSM, in...
Arriving in Kiev, After 10 Years of War, Syrian Doctors Travel to Ukraine to Help
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2022 Paris, France - A UOSSM international relief team, composed of Syrian/American doctors, arrived in Ukraine earlier last week to begin relief...
UOSSM Launches First Electric Vehicle Powered by Solar Energy Systems in Northern Syria
Paris, France- UOSSM launched the first electric vehicle in northern Syria. The vehicle will be used primarily for health services including vaccine transport between cold rooms and primary...
COVID Positivity Rate at 55% in Northwest Syria; Situation Dire
Toronto, Canada-Northwest Syria is in a critical situation with the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Since August 15, cases have risen at an alarming rate. The current positivity rate is lingering at...