DAMASCUS, 19 February 2020 – The UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, was deeply saddened by today’s killing of two Oxfam staff members, and the injuring of...
New York, 17 February 2020 The crisis in north-west Syria has reached a horrifying new level. We now believe 900,000 people have been displaced since 1 December, the vast majority women and children. ...
Gaziantep, 7 January 2020 I am alarmed at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Idleb, northwest Syria, where over three million civilians remain trapped in a war zone – the vast majority of...
Gaziantep, 21 November 2019 On 20 November missiles were fired into a crowded residential area in a displaced persons camp in Qah, Idleb governorate, in northwest Syria. According to early reports,...
The civilian death toll is rising every day as the fighting continues in Idleb and northern Hama. More than 500 civilian deaths have been documented by the United Nations over the past three and a...
Gaziantep, 22 July 2019 The nightmare in Idleb is getting worse. Today saw one of the deadliest attacks on civilian areas that we have seen since the upsurge in fighting began almost three months...
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR THE SYRIA CRISIS Gaziantep, 5 July 2019 I am horrified by the ongoing attacks on civilian areas and civilian infrastructure as the conflict...
I am shocked and appalled by reports of an incident yesterday in which a female patient and three paramedic staff were killed when the ambulance they were travelling in to Maarat AlNuman main...
Amman, 25 April 2019 I am alarmed by the recent escalation of violence and hostilities in and around the demilitarized zone in north-western Syria, including a new wave of shelling and airstrikes...
I am appalled and outraged by the news of the abduction and killing of an aid worker representing a non-governmental organisation last week in Idleb, in the northwest part of Syria. Aid workers in...
Amman, 27 November 2018 I am appalled by the findings of the recently released Secretary-General’s country report on children and armed conflict in Syria. Covering almost five years of conflict in...
Amman, 25 November 2018 The UN is calling for strengthened efforts to end violence against women and girls in Syria, which continues to be a serious protection risk for women and girls. Women and...
The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari welcomes the opportunity presented by the Russian-Turkish agreement on Idlib which will “allow for the delivery of humanitarian...
Amman, 11 September 2018 I am deeply worried over the recent escalation of hostilities in northwest Syria, resulting in the new displacement during the past few days of over 30,000 women, children...
Gaziantep, 19 August 2018 Each year on August 19th, World Humanitarian Day pays tribute to humanitarian workers around the world who risk their lives each day in the service of millions of people...
Amman, 14 August 2018 I am appalled over the reported deaths of at least 116 civilians, many of them women and children, in Idleb and Aleppo governorates over the weekend due to ongoing violence and...
Damascus, 25 July 2018 - The United Nations in Syria condemns the attacks on civilians in different parts of the country, including the terrorist bombing in Sweida city today that resulted in scores...
Gaziantep, 2 June 2018 I am deeply concerned by the reported number of civilian casualties as a result of increasing indiscriminate attacks by armed opposition groups in Idleb and Hama governorates...
Gaziantep, 17 April 2018 I am deeply disturbed over Saturday’s reported fighting between non-state armed groups outside the Al Ma’ra National Hospital in Ma’arrat An Nu’man town in Idleb Governorate,...
I am deeply concerned about the continuing massive displacement of close to 700,000 Syrians since the beginning of the year due to ongoing hostilities in the country. The latest displacement comes on...