Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 67 martyrs in Israeli strikes on Gaza since morning.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in West Bank: Occupation executes large-scale operation in Al-Jamasin, al-Eyada neighborhoods in Old Askar Camp, East of Nablus.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: One person killed in strike that targeted a motorcycle in Al-Mansouri.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli drone strikes motorcycle in town of Al-Mansouri.
Yemeni Armed Forces: The blockade on the Port of Haifa comes following the successful imposition of the siege on the Port of Umm al-Rashrash, which has since ceased operations
Yemeni Armed Forces: The Port of Haifa is now officially part of our target bank
Yemeni Armed Forces calls on companies with ships currently in the Port of Haifa or en route to it to take into account the contents of the statement and any forthcoming announcements
Yemeni Armed Forces: The imposition of a blockade on the Port of Haifa comes in response to the enemy’s escalation of its brutal aggression against Gaza and the continued siege and starvation
Yemeni Armed Forces: Our decisions and operations against the occupying entity will not cease until the aggression on Gaza ends and the blockade on it is lifted
Yemeni Armed Forces: We have decided to begin enforcing a naval blockade on the Port of Haifa, which is now among our list of designated targets

16.7 million Syrians need humanitarian aid amid worsening crisis

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 22 Mar 2024 13:03
  • 3 Shares
3 Min Read

As the war begins its 13th year, 7 million people have been displaced, while 13 million others need food assistance.

  • x
  • Children gather outside their tents at the al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria, on May 1, 2021 (AP)
    Children gather outside their tents at the al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in al-Hasakah Province, Syria, on May 1, 2021. (AP)

The United Nations revealed on Thursday that 16.7 million Syrians need humanitarian assistance, a record number since the start of the war against Syria 13 years ago. 

The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, briefed member nations in the UN Security Council and said Syria is facing challenges related to national security, humanitarian conditions, human rights, and politics, noting that all developments are "going in the wrong direction." 

"We urge donors, both traditional and non-traditional, to give generously to the humanitarian response, including for early recovery," he said.

Moreover, according to Pederson, at least half of Syria's pre-war population has been displaced, with large numbers being unable to return to their towns and villages due to lacking security and quality of life. 

500,000 Syrian children need acute malnutrition treatment

Related News

'Israel' retrieves executed spy Eli Cohen's belongings from Syria

Alawite Council rejects Syria’s Transitional Justice Commission

In this context, almost 7 million people have been displaced within Syria, while 13 million others are in need of food assistance, Joyce Msuya, the UN Deputy Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs and deputy emergency relief coordinator, said. 

She added that over half a million Syrian children need life-saving acute malnutrition treatment, as the condition has tripled among children under the age of five over the past five years. 

This comes amid record lows in funding, as the crisis and conflict are constantly shifting. Msuya urged for increased support for humanitarian aid and sustained and continuous humanitarian access across all corridors. 

"And we urgently need the necessary funding to sustain life-saving assistance and expand early recovery," she added.

"Syria has faced an unjust war, during which well-known countries employed the weapon of terrorism against the Syrian people, recruited tens of thousands of foreign terrorists, and provided them with various kinds of support and weapons, including internationally prohibited ones, to serve their hostile agendas," Syria's foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said earlier in 2023. 

Those countries' policies have let terrorist organizations such as ISIS and Jabhat Al-Nusra own chemical weapons and use them against the Syrians, which shows the need to deal with the shortcomings in international instruments and joint action away from politicization and misinformation, he noted, adding that this will find a mechanism to coordinate international efforts to confront acts of chemical terrorism.

Read more: Syrian FM: 'Western leaders are little puppets of the Zionist enemy'

  • Syria
  • syria war
  • Israel
  • United Nations

Most Read

Gaza and the logic of necropolitics: Sovereignty measured by killing

Gaza and the logic of necropolitics: Sovereignty measured by killing

  • Politics
  • 15 May 2025
Two F-35 jets arrive at it's new operational base Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Hill Air Force Base, in northern Utah. (AP)

F-35 near-misses over Yemen signal new risks for 'Israel': Forbes

  • Politics
  • 14 May 2025
Abu Obaida

Abu Obeida posts shortly after Israeli reports about his assassination

  • Palestine
  • 15 May 2025
YAF say struck 'Israel's' Ben-Gurion Airport with missiles, drones

YAF say struck 'Israel's' Ben Gurion Airport with missiles, drones

  • MENA
  • 18 May 2025

Coverage

All
Gaza prevails against genocide

Read Next

All
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Foreign secretary David Lammy leave after attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP)
Politics

Labour Minister breaks ranks, blasts government over Gaza

China’s advanced AI may surpass US Efforts: Report
Asia

China’s advanced AI may surpass US efforts

A Boeing 777X is brought on the runway ahead of a display flight, at the Farnborough Air Show fair in Farnborough, England, Tuesday, July 19, 2022 (AP)
US & Canada

Boeing stock rises after Trump secures major Gulf deals

MEPs urge the Commission to act so that all EU citizens can travel to the US without visas©AP Images/European Union-EP
US & Canada

Americans race for EU residency as immigration doors begin to close

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS