UN Increases Aid Deliveries to Syria Amid Ongoing Conflict
Aid Trucks Continue Deliveries
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed during a press briefing in New York that humanitarian aid continues to reach Idlib, Syria, through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing from Türkiye.
“Yesterday, 43 trucks delivered over 1,000 metric tonnes of food from the World Food Programme (WFP), along with blankets, solar lamps, and other supplies provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),” Dujarric stated.
Since the beginning of the year, nearly 400 aid trucks have crossed from Türkiye into Syria—five times more than during the same period last year.
Ongoing Rehabilitation Efforts
Humanitarian teams across Syria are working to rebuild essential infrastructure and restore services.
– In northwest Syria, 350 homes have been rehabilitated in the past month.
– In Damascus and surrounding rural areas, over 700 people have received assistance to repair damaged homes.
– In Latakia, three water stations have been restored in the last two weeks, improving access to clean water.
Dujarric emphasized that aid efforts continue as long as security, logistics, and funding allow. However, he acknowledged that “the level of destruction remains severe.”
In Aleppo, 34 facilities in former frontline areas—including healthcare and educational centers—have suffered significant damage or complete destruction, requiring urgent repairs.
Escalating Hostilities
Despite ongoing humanitarian efforts, violent clashes persist, affecting civilians and limiting aid access.
“In eastern Aleppo—including areas around the Tishreen Dam and the Al-Khafsa water pumping station—as well as in southern Syria, hostilities have led to casualties and restricted movements of both aid workers and displaced people,” Dujarric reported.
Over One Million Syrians Return Home
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that more than one million displaced Syrians have returned home since the fall of the Assad regime in December last year.
– 292,150 Syrian refugees have returned from neighboring countries, including Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt.
– 829,490 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have also gone back to their places of origin.
UNHCR continues to monitor voluntary returns, providing legal counselling and transportation support, especially in Jordan. Inside Syria, the agency is delivering humanitarian aid and assisting returnees with early recovery efforts.
With winter conditions and ongoing electricity shortages, UNHCR is prioritizing the distribution of essential relief supplies, warm clothing, and urgent shelter repairs, such as installing new windows and doors.
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