UN report: 3.55 million IDPs in northwest Syria are in need of humanitarian aid

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a report on Monday, July 29, 2024, that demonstrated the worsening humanitarian situation in Syria.

The report made it clear that the number of IDPs reached unprecedented levels with 3.55 million displaced in northwest Syria as humanitarian needs continue to rise.

The report pointed out that the IDPs are distributed as the following: 24 million in northern Aleppo, 1.15 million in Idleb region, and about 1.53 million live in 1,539 informal camps and sites.

The report recorded during the first quarter of the current year 2024 displacement and return movements, as 22.1 thousand displacement movements were recorded, with the Idleb and northern Aleppo regions continuing to attract the largest number of these movements, according to OCHA data.

The stressed that it is necessary to focus on providing support to the most vulnerable group of women and children among those in need, at a rate of 79%.

OCHA reported that the number of people in need in the Ras al-Ain region, northwest of Hasakah, and Tal Abyad, north of Raqqa, reached 175,945 people, which requires stepping up efforts to provide humanitarian aid.

The report pointed out that there are 4.8 million people in need of non-food assistance, and 3.6 million people experience severe food insecurity and need urgent assistance.

There are also 69% Syrian families in need of heating devices, and 81% need winter blankets, which reflects the challenges that residents face as winter approaches.

It is noteworthy that since the beginning of this year 2024 until July 12, 407 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid crossed from Turkey into northwestern Syria through the border crossing points.

This aid includes food, medicine, educational supplies, and other basic necessities, with the aim of alleviating some of the population’s suffering.