UN delegation visits northern Syria’s camps ahead of expiry the cross-border aid delivery authorization
A UN delegation headed by the U.N.’s Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria crisis David Carden visited the displaced camps in Idleb countryside, before the expiry of the UN Security Council resolution regarding cross-border aid delivery into Syria.
Carden said in a press conference that “he would like to draw attention to the extent of need for assistance in northwest Syria after the earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6.”
Cardin added that “4.1 million people in northwest Syria are in need for humanitarian assistances.”
Cardin stated that he made a field visit to northwest parts of Syria after the earthquake with the UN field team to closely examine the projects and communicate with local humanitarian organization, pointing out that they visited Idleb because the UN Security Council Resolution concerning cross-border aid delivery mandate will expire on July 10, 2023.
Cardin pointed out that “the important reasons for 12-month extension because proper planning and implementation of sustainable projects, early recovery projects and various projects takes more than 6 months.”
Cardin added that “there is no alternative to the UN resolution if we want to meet the needs of the poor in northwest Syria.”
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, emphasized last Thursday the need to extend cross-border aid mandate for 12 months to include the winter season, pointing out that the Syrian people are suffering more than we can really imagine.
Griffiths mentioned that the rapid response plans funded just 12%, and that 90% of the Syrian population lives below the poverty line, therefore, millions of Syrians did not celebrate Eid al-Adha as it should be due to poverty.
