Humanitarian access from Türkiye to north-west Syria expanded with the opening of Bal Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee border crossings on 14 February for an initial period of three months. This decision was welcomed by the UN Secretary-General in a statement released the previous day, noting that it “will allow more aid to go in, faster” as the toll of the February 6 earthquakes “continues to mount.”
Over 4,400 deaths and more than 8,600 injuries have been reported in north-west Syria as of 13 February as search and rescue efforts concluded earlier this week. More than 57,000 displacements were recorded in the area from 6 February to 13 February.
The UN is scaling up its cross-border aid operation to reach more people in need. Today, a UN aid convoy, comprised of 11 trucks with aid provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), crossed through Bab Al-Salam to north-west Syria for the first time since it was closed by the Security Council in 2020. On the same day, 26 trucks loaded with aid provided by IOM, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) crossed through Bab Al-Hawa, the most utilized border-crossing for UN aid delivery.
Since 2014, the beginning of the cross-border operation, the UN has sent more than 55,000 trucks loaded with aid to north-west Syria. A total of four border crossings in Jordan (Al-Ramtha), Iraq (Al Yarubiyah) and Türkiye (Bab Al-Salam and Bab Al-Hawa) were originally authorized by the Security Council.
Al-Ramtha and Al Yarubiyah were shut down by the Council in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Unlike Bab Al-Hawa, which is authorized under Security Council resolution 2672 until 10 July 2023, Bal Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee border crossings can now be used by the UN without authorization from the Council.
The UN and humanitarian partners are also calling for US$397.6 million in a Flash Appeal launched on 14 February to “ensure assistance” to 4.9 million people with the “most urgent humanitarian needs” in Syria. At least 8.8 million people in the country have been affected by the earthquake. Almost 3 million people in Idleb Governorate have also been affected.
The Appeal aims to cover an initial period of three months from February to May 2023 and complements the 2022-2023 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). Even prior to the earthquakes, the humanitarian response has largely faced chronic underfunding. All clusters covering north-west Syria were underfunded by the end of 2022 and 48 per cent response funding gap was identified in the last quarter.
The Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF) has so far received pledged contributions aiming to respond to humanitarian needs in north-west Syria including the earthquake response thanks to the generous support of France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States of America.Humanitarian access from Türkiye to north-west Syria expanded with the opening of Bal Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee border crossings on 14 February for an initial period of three months. This decision was welcomed by the UN Secretary-General in a statement released the previous day, noting that it “will allow more aid to go in, faster” as the toll of the February 6 earthquakes “continues to mount.”
Over 4,400 deaths and more than 8,600 injuries have been reported in north-west Syria as of 13 February as search and rescue efforts concluded earlier this week. More than 57,000 displacements were recorded in the area from 6 February to 13 February.
The UN is scaling up its cross-border aid operation to reach more people in need. Today, a UN aid convoy, comprised of 11 trucks with aid provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), crossed through Bab Al-Salam to north-west Syria for the first time since it was closed by the Security Council in 2020. On the same day, 26 trucks loaded with aid provided by IOM, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) crossed through Bab Al-Hawa, the most utilized border-crossing for UN aid delivery.
Since 2014, the beginning of the cross-border operation, the UN has sent more than 55,000 trucks loaded with aid to north-west Syria. A total of four border crossings in Jordan (Al-Ramtha), Iraq (Al Yarubiyah) and Türkiye (Bab Al-Salam and Bab Al-Hawa) were originally authorized by the Security Council.
Al-Ramtha and Al Yarubiyah were shut down by the Council in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Unlike Bab Al-Hawa, which is authorized under Security Council resolution 2672 until 10 July 2023, Bal Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee border crossings can now be used by the UN without authorization from the Council.
The UN and humanitarian partners are also calling for US$397.6 million in a Flash Appeal launched on 14 February to “ensure assistance” to 4.9 million people with the “most urgent humanitarian needs” in Syria. At least 8.8 million people in the country have been affected by the earthquake. Almost 3 million people in Idleb Governorate have also been affected.
The Appeal aims to cover an initial period of three months from February to May 2023 and complements the 2022-2023 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). Even prior to the earthquakes, the humanitarian response has largely faced chronic underfunding. All clusters covering north-west Syria were underfunded by the end of 2022 and 48 per cent response funding gap was identified in the last quarter.
The Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF) has so far received pledged contributions aiming to respond to humanitarian needs in north-west Syria including the earthquake response thanks to the generous support of France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States of America.
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