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Henrietta Fore

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2021-02-17
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2021-03-29
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  1. “Their courage inspires us every day — like that of the children I met in Tal-Amara school in southern rural Idlib during my last visit, their faces smiling and bright as they proudly showed me their work; their eyes filled with hope for the future. For millions of war-weary Syrian children, hope is all they have. We call on this Council not only to keep their hope alive, but to match it with the solutions and support they need — and the lasting peace they deserve.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  2. “Many have witnessed and experienced extreme violence, and require long-term support to recover and restart their lives. Syrian children in Al-Hol and Al-Roj should be reintegrated into their local communities, while third-country national children should be repatriated safely back to their countries of origin. And fourthly, support the United Nations call for peace. Syria is disintegrating before our eyes. After 10 years, it is time to put the guns down, come to the negotiating table, and reach a lasting peace agreement. Until then, our teams are staying and delivering. We believe in a brighter future for the children of Syria.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  3. “We call on the Council to renew the resolution on cross-border assistance and to spare no effort to reach an agreement on accessing children through cross-line operations to reach Idlib governorate and other parts of the north-west. Secondly, all parties should immediately stop attacks on children, hospitals, schools and other vital civilian infrastructure, such as water plants. These crucial services need protection. Thirdly, support UNICEF’s call for the safe, voluntary and dignified release, repatriation and reintegration of children in the north-east. A child is a child, no matter who or where they are or who their parents are. They have a right to return to their communities, be protected and receive the same services as any other child.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  4. “The 12-month renewal provided a necessary window to help people in desperate need. But the needs are multiplying. In the last year, we have seen a 20-per cent increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance in the north-west. Over 55,000 children are acutely malnourished and will face dire consequences without a continuation of access and humanitarian assistance. We cannot turn our backs on the 3.4 million people living there, including 1.7 million children. They are living in crowded camps or informal settlements with limited or non-existent access to electricity, health care or water plants. This aid is the only lifeline they have.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  5. “With the rest of the United Nations family and our partners, our teams are providing health care, such as 900,000 routine vaccinations for children last year, psychosocial support, education, water, cash assistance, information on how people can stay safe during COVID-19 and equitable access to the vaccines. Tomorrow’s donor conference in Brussels will be a chance to renew global support in key areas. That includes education, which I will highlight as a critical need, and an appeal for funding to urgently close the gap in support in north-west Syria, where the needs are the greatest. But beyond funding, we need the Council’s help in four areas. First, UNICEF and our partners need regular access to north-western Syria to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  6. “In the south-east, 11,000 people, half of them children, are living in the Rukban camp under worsening conditions, including a lack of food and medicine and growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Across Syria, nearly 48,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported. With only limited testing available, that number is likely much higher. The war’s ripple effect on Syria’s neighbours, including Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey, is affecting host and refugee communities alike, putting economies and services under pressure and straining emotions, patience and generosity.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  7. “Last year saw the highest number of food-insecure people in the country’s history. In some areas of the north-west, acute malnutrition is approaching the emergency threshold of 15 per cent among displaced children and in hard-to- reach areas and camps. While the world watches, half a million stunted children across Syria are being robbed of their full potential from a very early age. They will never be able to grow healthy brains or strong bodies if they are stunted in their first three to five years of life. Children cannot wait. In the north-east, more than 37,000 children are languishing in the Al-Hol and Al-Roj camps. More than 800 children are in detention centres and prisons.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  8. “There are 3.2 million inside Syria and neighbouring countries out of school. They are vulnerable to violence, exploitation, early marriage, child labour or being forced to join the fighting. The number of families reporting that their children were suffering from psychological distress has doubled in the past year. Attacks are decimating vital support systems. In 2019 alone, 46 attacks were recorded on water facilities, disrupting water access for families in desperate need. The constant disruption of the Allouk water station in Al-Hasakah, which serves nearly half a million people, is forcing civilians to rely on unsafe water, exposing them to deadly waterborne diseases. A deepening economic crisis is placing adequate nutrition out of reach for millions of families.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  9. “This year marks an anniversary that no one wanted to see: the tenth year of the Syria crisis, with homes, hospitals, schools and water systems destroyed, the worst economic crisis in Syria’s history, plunging 90 per cent of the population into poverty, and humanitarian law flouted with impunity. There are millions of internally displaced or fleeing across Syria’s borders and shocking violence, which has killed or injured a verified 12,000 children, and likely many more, since the fighting began. Last week, a 10-year-old boy was killed in the Al-Atarib area in yet another attack on a hospital. There has been tragedy upon tragedy for a once beautiful country, rendered unrecognizable today, and for a generation of children growing up knowing nothing but war. Across Syria, nearly 90 per cent of children now require humanitarian assistance.”

    2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source

  10. “At a minimum, we need the Council’s help to extend the call made in resolution 2532 (2020), for a humanitarian pause for the duration of vaccine delivery. Thirdly, we ask that the Council help us restart stalled immunization campaigns for other diseases like measles, diphtheria and polio. We cannot allow the fight against one deadly disease to cause us to lose ground in the fight against others. Over the last year, the global community has come together to develop, manufacture, distribute and deliver the COVID-19 vaccine in record time. This historic effort deserves historic support. Help us ensure that the light at the end of the tunnel shines on us all, including the families and communities enduring the horrors of conflict.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

  11. “That includes refugees, migrants and those deprived of their liberty. We have joined a global effort to secure vaccines, with a humanitarian buffer that can be used as a measure of last resort. COVAX has set aside 5 per cent of its doses as backup stock for at-risk populations like refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants — in short, a safety net for those not covered by national immunization programmes. But as we prepare for this historic roll-out, we need the support of the Council. First, we ask the Council to join our call to ensure that everyone is included in the national vaccination plans of all States Members, regardless of their legal status or whether they live in areas controlled by non-State entities. Secondly, we need a global ceasefire.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

  12. “That means, for example, ensuring that enough doses and syringes are available in each country and undertaking inventories to ensure that effective cold-chain systems are in place. It means procuring syringes and safety boxes. It means finding ways to ensure distribution and delivery in logistically difficult contexts, like South Sudan or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or high-threat environments, like Yemen or Afghanistan. It means negotiating access to populations — of around 60 million people, per International Committee of the Red Cross estimates — across multiple lines of control by non-State armed groups. It means ensuring that all population groups, including those who are routinely excluded from support, are covered by national vaccination plans — no matter their legal, economic or political status.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

  13. “And now, through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility, we are working with the Gavi Alliance, WHO and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to procure and deliver the COVID-19 vaccines, in close collaboration with vaccine manufacturers, and freight, logistics and storage providers. We are doing all of this on a dramatically accelerated timeline. We are aiming to procure 2 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccines by the end of this year. That is on top of the 2 billion doses of other vaccines we normally procure each year on behalf of 100 countries. With our long-standing work in humanitarian contexts, we are adapting, adjusting and assessing the specific needs in each location.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

  14. “Using existing immunization infrastructure, we are also working to reach people not normally targeted in our immunization programmes, including health workers, the elderly and other high-risk groups. We are helping Governments establish pre-registration systems and prioritize which people, such as health-care workers, need to receive vaccines first. We are engaging communities and building trust to defeat misinformation. We are training health workers to deliver the vaccine and helping Governments recruit and deploy more health workers where they are needed most. We are advocating with local and national Governments to use other proven health measures, like masks and physical distancing.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

  15. “We need to reach the same populations that are routinely missed with basic services like health, nutrition, and basic immunization and provide them with a vaccine that could save their lives and help address a global pandemic. UNICEF is proud to support the global response led by the World Health Organization (WHO), and we are bringing our decades of experience and expertise to this massive task. We are working with our partners and Governments to support country readiness. With our vast field presence, we are working with local and national authorities on preparations and strategies to reach all people, including those in hard-to-reach locations.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

  16. “For UNICEF and our many humanitarian partners around the world, COVID-19 has fundamentally altered our responses, adding a new layer of complexity in some of the most difficult and dangerous operating environments anywhere. As the Security Council knows well, the violent and protracted nature of today’s armed conflicts has shattered countries’ health systems, damaged or destroyed vital infrastructure, like water and sanitation, and spurred a flight of badly needed health workers. In that context, the delivery of vaccines is also hampered by an overall funding gap for humanitarian support and a lack of transportation, cold chains and logistical infrastructure to support the roll-out.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

  17. “I thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate. UNICEF appreciates the United Kingdom’s efforts to shine a light on the importance of equitable access to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. The only way out of this pandemic, for any of us, is to ensure vaccinations are available for all of us. In this historic effort, we must include the millions of people living through, or fleeing, conflict and instability. Equitable access to vaccines for all people, including those living under conflict, is essential — not only as a matter of justice, but as the only pathway to ending this pandemic for all and to sowing the seeds of care, hope and even peace in countries that have seen far too little.”

    2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source