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Msuya

lines on the record: 94
first: 2022-02-25
most recent: 2023-10-09
sittings or episodes: 11
sources: un-security-council

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“For example, on 12 August, the Government of Iraq repatriated 151 families, mainly female-headed households and highly vulnerable people, to Jeddah 1 camp in Nineveh governorate, and 73 internally displaced families left Al-Hol on 14 August, to return to various areas in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor. Syria’s economic crisis continues to affect civilians across the country. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported that last month’s wheat harvest in Syria was one of the lowest on record and the second failed wheat harvest in two years. Fuel shortages and radically reduced access to electricity have a crippling effect on the population, while eroding livelihood opportunities and severely limiting access to essential services.”
2022-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9117 (2022) · source
“If hostilities escalate in northern Syria, it is likely that there will be a negative impact on the protection of people in Al-Hol camp, where the security situation is already extremely dire. Security challenges in the camp may further compromise the grim situation, and women and girls especially will be at even greater risk. Humanitarian organizations’ movements to the camp and to neighbouring areas could be farther restricted, thereby disrupting emergency and essential services. Al-Hol residents and the humanitarian partners working to assist them need more protection, safety and security. Let me once again call on all Member States involved to take urgent action and fulfil their responsibility to repatriate their citizens through all available routes. Opportunities for durable solutions for the people in Al-Hol exist.”
2022-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9117 (2022) · source
“The cross-line mission to Ras Al-Ayn was postponed due to increased hostilities, despite all of the necessary approvals and preparation. Once again, I would like to remind all parties to the conflict that international humanitarian law requires them to respect civilians and civilian objects and to take constant care to spare them throughout their military operations. I strongly appeal to the members of the Council to ensure respect for the rules of war and accountability for serious violations. This year alone, at least 26 murders have been reported at Al-Hol camp, including those of 20 women, and we continue to receive reports of sexual violence, some perpetrated by the camp’s guards. In addition, humanitarian partners have reported an increase in sexual exploitation cases.”
2022-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9117 (2022) · source
“Ms Msuya: To echo Special Envoy Pedersen, I am also deeply alarmed by the recent increase in violence in northern Syria, including in the northern Aleppo countryside and north-eastern Syria. Drone strikes and shelling have resulted in civilian casualties. An attack in Al-Hasakah on 18 August claimed the lives of four civilian women and girls, and an attack on a market in Al-Bab city on 19 August reportedly killed 13 civilians, including four boys and one girl. The lives of those Syrian children were wiped out or forever altered. Violence breeds the fear of more violence, and both make people flee. As we hear repeated statements and read reports about preparations for a possible military operation in northern Syria, displacement is already happening. Violence also impedes our ability to operate.”
2022-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9117 (2022) · source
“That will be a major focus during the coming months. Lastly, I want to end on a hopeful note. The truce offers a rare opportunity to end the crisis in Yemen for good. Efforts to address and ultimately reduce the humanitarian needs should be part and parcel of seizing this opportunity. We should have been there for Raisa. Let us not fail anyone again.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“The participants called for better access, more demining, better programme quality, closer monitoring of famine risks, more development support and stronger advocacy, among other key objectives. We could not agree more. We too hope that the political and financial resources will be available to deliver what we all agree is urgently needed. Aid agencies have also just completed an independent evaluation of the humanitarian response in Yemen from 2015 to 2021. The evaluation confirms that the response helped save lives and prevent the total collapse of basic services, but it also identifies serious shortcomings, including programme quality, data problems and others. We are already working to address many of the issues and are eager to collaborate with all our Yemeni and international partners in doing so.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“The United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen, created in 2016 to facilitate commercial imports to Yemen, is also running out of money. In its current state, it will shut down in September, making already-battered supply chains for food, fuel and other essential goods even more uncertain. It needs $3.5 million to cover operations from September until the end of the year. The Mechanism is a key partner in the Security Council’s commitment to facilitating commercial imports to Yemen. It has also been essential to the successful resumption of fuel imports through Al-Hudaydah under the current truce. Discussions are under way on many of the concerns I have just outlined. Several weeks ago, senior donor and agency officials met in Brussels to take stock of the challenges facing the Yemen response.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“Raisa is just one human example of the vast hardships that the cuts are creating. We urge donors to increase support for the humanitarian response plan as much and as quickly as possible. Beyond the response plan, funds for other urgent priorities are also lacking. The United Nations plan to resolve the threat posed by the FSO SAFER oil tanker, for example, is still struggling to make up the immediate $20 million shortfall. Given the imminent danger the tanker poses, the fundraising challenges have come as a surprise. That immediate $20 million is needed to secure the oil now, a key step in a larger plan to replace the ageing tanker. The cost of the full plan, which is about $144 million, should be weighed against the billions it could cost when the FSO SAFER eventually leaks or explodes.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“We know that budgets are tight, and we deeply appreciate everyone’s contributions, but we also have a responsibility to say clearly that the aid agencies are dangerously underresourced for what we fear is coming. Hunger is worse than ever, and yet several weeks ago the World Food Programme was forced to cut rations for millions of people because of funding gaps. That was the second major food cut in just six months. Similar cuts are sadly costing lives across every sector. Raisa, a 32-year-old pregnant woman from Amran, sought care at a health centre supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) when she went into labour in May. However, UNFPA has had to slash its humanitarian operations by 25 per cent this year, so when Raisa arrived at the clinic, she found the doors locked. She died before she could reach a working hospital.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“We call for the immediate release of all kidnapped aid workers in Yemen. We are also working with all stakeholders to address those issues, and we especially want to recognize the positive engagement we have had with the Government with regard to security concerns. We welcome support from Member States, including through direct engagement with the relevant parties where feasible. But the biggest problem that we have right now is funding, which is my third point. The Yemen humanitarian response plan has so far received just over $1.1 billion, or 27 per cent of what it needs, the sharpest year-on-year drop in any United Nations-coordinated plan in the world.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“The Houthi authorities are also increasingly enforcing restrictions that curb women’s full participation in humanitarian action, both as aid workers and as aid recipients. Moreover, eight months after repeatedly promising their quick release, security officials in Sana’a continue to detain two United Nations staff members — a violation of United Nations privileges and immunities. Meanwhile, the insecurity we warned about in Government-held areas has also persisted. Since our previous briefing, there have been five more carjackings of aid agency vehicles, or more than one a week. That brings the total to 18 carjackings since the beginning of the year. Nor has there been any progress in the efforts to free the five United Nations staff members who were kidnapped five months ago in Abyan.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“Beyond those efforts, we also reiterate our call to strengthen Yemen’s economy more broadly, including through the United Nations economic framework. Addressing the economic drivers of Yemen’s crisis could quickly and dramatically decrease humanitarian needs across sectors. My second point is that aid work is becoming more difficult and more dangerous, as we also warned last month. Unfortunately, providing life-saving assistance remains challenging. Intimidation and incitement against aid agencies have continued across Yemen. That is being fuelled by misinformation, which is amplified through social media and messaging apps and in some public forums. In Houthi-held areas, staff movements have also become more difficult in recent weeks due to the bureaucratic impediments facing Yemeni aid workers who travel abroad for professional reasons.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“But rising global prices, diminished access to capital and other challenges are making it much harder for importers to keep those supply chains working. Given the acute emergency, quick action is needed to address those challenges. In April, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced a $3 billion economic support package for Yemen. We are encouraged by recent discussions between those donors and Yemen on the way forward for that package. Once disbursed, it has the potential to stabilize the economic freefall that is fuelling a rise in hunger and other needs. That is urgently needed. We are also encouraged by recent positive exchanges between the Governments of Yemen and India on facilitating wheat exports from India. Commercial wheat imports from India have emerged as a key supply line for Yemen in the wake of the Ukraine war.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“First, with regard to the economy and rising needs, last month we called for action to protect Yemen’s economy from domestic challenges and the impact of the war in Ukraine. That remains urgent. The exchange rate, which is a key factor in how much food people can afford to eat, is still collapsing. It is now trading at approximately 1,120 rial to the dollar in Aden. Most of the currency’s gains since the truce have now been wiped out, meaning that many more families are going hungry again. The Ukraine war is also threatening the supply chains that bring in Yemen’s food, nearly 90 per cent of which must be imported. Last year, just under half of all wheat came from Russia and Ukraine. When those supplies were cut off in February, Yemeni importers moved quickly to find other sources.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“Ms Msuya: Yemen’s humanitarian catastrophe is about to get much worse. The truce represents a landmark step forward, and we hope that a solution can be found quickly to reopen the roads around Taiz, as the Special Envoy just outlined. But the truce alone will not be enough to stop what we fear is coming. Humanitarian needs across the country, including the risk of famine in some areas, could rise sharply in the coming weeks and months. The international community must act quickly and decisively to stop that. In our briefing a few weeks ago (see S/PV.9063), we warned about the rising needs due to economic problems, a worsening environment for aid workers and a collapse in humanitarian funding. Let us review where those issues stand.”
2022-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9088 (2022) · source
“We must explore all options to reach more people where needs are the greatest. We remain firmly committed to leaving no stone unturned in finding measures — from local pauses to wider ceasefires — to save lives. The world expects this of us. The people of Ukraine deserve this.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“This is also required of them under international humanitarian law. We must urgently take our efforts to scale. Our recent efforts to evacuate civilians in the east have shown us that there is goodwill and common ground for us to build on between the parties. As requested by the Secretary-General, Mr. Martin Griffiths is exploring ways to bring the parties together to discuss humanitarian issues, including safe passage for civilians and the movement of humanitarian convoys. Earlier this week, Mr. Griffiths was warmly received in Ankara by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın. Their discussions focused on Turkish support for the efforts of the United Nations towards progress on pressing humanitarian concerns in Ukraine.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“Let me briefly update Council members on the latest figures. Almost 14 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes, of whom 8 million are internally displaced. Some 227 partners, the majority national non-governmental organizations, have provided humanitarian assistance to over 5.4 million people, many of those in the east. This scale-up is unprecedented. As Council members are aware, in addition to the evacuations from the Azovstal plant and Mariupol, five inter-agency convoys carrying essential medical supplies, water, food rations, non-food-items, water- repair systems and generators have provided a lifeline to civilians encircled by fighting. This is by no means enough. Both parties have been notified of these convoys. I urge them to continue their facilitation efforts so we can reach many more civilians.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“Even before this war, eastern Ukraine was one of the most mine-contaminated regions in the world. Support for mine action is crucial. Demining is a priority to open up humanitarian space. Under international humanitarian law, the parties must respect all civilians, as well as civilian homes, schools, hospitals and other essential infrastructure; they must take constant care to spare them. This includes allowing civilians to leave areas of hostilities voluntarily and safely. It includes having special consideration for the needs of people facing specific risks, such as women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities. I also urge parties to the conflict to remove any barriers to the movement of humanitarian staff to ensure the continued delivery of life-saving assistance across Ukraine.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“This is a truly monumental feat amid the shelling and destruction ongoing in the east. This is a glimmer of hope. Yet, as we have seen these past couple of days, this war continues on its destructive path. The intense fighting is causing immense human suffering. Civilians, particularly women and children, are paying the heaviest price. Recent reports of the shelling of a school in Bilohorivka in Luhansk oblast, where women and children were seeking shelter from the fighting, are abominable, and the human toll must be condemned. Hostilities in populated areas are extremely destructive. The use of wide-area explosive weapons in these areas comes with a very high risk of indiscriminate effects and must be avoided. The presence of landmine and unexploded ordnance also significantly affects humanitarian response and access.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“Ms Msuya: As the Security Council received an in-depth humanitarian briefing by Under-Secretary- General Griffiths last Thursday (see S/PV.9027), I will keep today’s remarks brief. I know that Mr. Abdi, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, will of course provide details on the impact this war is having on children. Let me update members with the latest on the United Nations joint efforts to negotiate more humanitarian pauses to allow safe passage for civilians trapped by the fighting. On Monday, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross, we were able to evacuate another 174 civilians from the Azovstal steel plant and other parts of Mariupol. This was the third operation in the past week out of Mariupol, bringing the total number of civilians evacuated from the steel plant, Mariupol and neighbouring towns to over 600.”
2022-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9032 (2022) · source
“Last year, the United Nations dispatched some 800 trucks of cross-border aid each month, consistently reaching 2.4 million people. While current cross- line missions complement the massive cross-border operation, they cannot substitute its size or scope at this point. When it comes to delivering life-saving aid to people in need across Syria, all channels should remain open and available. The renewal of the United Nations cross-border authorization in July remains essential to saving lives in north-west Syria. I echo the call of the Secretary-General for the Security Council to maintain consensus on renewing resolution 2585 (2021) in July this year. What he said at the time of his call remains entirely relevant: there is a moral and humanitarian imperative to do so.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“This is important progress, but it is modest in the face of the tremendous needs, and the United Nations will continue to work with all relevant parties to expand it. We are planning to extend our initial six-month plan for regular and sustained cross-line deliveries to the end of the year. We need the continued support of all concerned parties to make these missions timely and predictable. In the north-east, the United Nations should be given the space to coordinate the humanitarian response from within the country from its hub in Qamishli. A staggering 4.1 million people in north-west Syria need humanitarian aid. Almost a million people — mostly women and children — are living in tents, half of which are being used beyond their normal lifespan. These people depend on us to survive. They deserve to live with dignity.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“There are more than 2.4 million children out of school in Syria, and, unless we are significantly scale up our support, even more are at risk of dropping out. Rapid and substantial investments are now required to help us break the vicious cycle of suffering, violence and despair. We count on the generous support of donors and the cooperation of the Syrian authorities. We are expanding access. Three cross-line convoys have now deployed to north-west Syria. The third convoy crossed conflict lines on 30 March. These convoys delivered food and nutrition support to children and carried other essential humanitarian items, including health supplies. We are working to see further interagency convoys deploy in May, and we are continuing to work to improve the distribution of this vital aid.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“Over 25 per cent of the overall request for humanitarian aid to Syria will contribute to early recovery and resilience, as featured in 570 projects in our humanitarian appeal for Syria this year. For example, to improve access to education in newly accessible areas of Raqqa, UNICEF rehabilitated 69 classrooms and three water, sanitation and hygiene facilities over the past two months, benefiting 1,100 students. UNICEF plans this year to increase the resilience of at least 10,000 younger children by supporting them through access to early childhood education. Such initiatives as these will enable vulnerable Syrians to lead more dignified lives, give children hope and reduce the need for assistance in the longer run. But the challenges remain enormous.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“Women and girls are disproportionately affected owing to their prominent role in the agriculture sector. For Syrians living through the twelfth year of this crisis, the future looks bleak. As the economic and food-security outlook worsens, the resources available for our emergency response are dwindling. We simply do not have the money needed. For far too many people, we are not able to provide the bare minimum in assistance. It is clear that we cannot continue business as usual. We must support Syrians in need to find a more sustainable path forward. As the Emergency Relief Coordinator said in his most recent briefing to this Council (see S/PV.9003), we have significantly scaled up our plans to invest in resilience and early recovery.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“Food and fuel prices are spiralling higher every month, putting the basic necessities for a healthy and dignified life even further out of reach for millions of people. Food prices rose another 18 per cent between February and March. The economic crisis and related cuts in family expenses often disproportionally affect women’s and children’s mobility and access to basic services, including to reproductive-health and protection services. Reliable access to sufficient and safe water across the north remains a major challenge. Unprecedented water shortages last year are already taking their toll on farmers and livestock producers. Some subdistricts in the north-east are reporting harvest losses of over 75 per cent. The loss of crops and agricultural livelihoods will likely worsen already high rates of food insecurity and malnutrition.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“We also need to address the dire situation of Al-Hol camp residents, most of them women and children. Murders, looting, and vandalism occur frequently — five women were killed in the camp in the past week alone. The camp is simply not safe. Living conditions also remain precarious. Residents struggle to get food, medical care, clean water, protection and other basic services. I reiterate the call for the full repatriation of third-country nationals from camps in north-east Syria, as well as for improvements to security that are consistent with the civilian character of the camp. The economic crisis continues unabated. Fuel shortages and lack of electricity affect the delivery of basic services, including in water and sanitation, health and education.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“Ms Msuya: As the eyes of the world turn to other conflicts, Syria is on the verge of becoming yet another forgotten crisis. Yet millions of Syrians struggle each month to survive, to feed their families and to provide a future for their children. For many, the situation has never been more dire since violence erupted in 2011. Fighting in many areas continues, and civilians, including women and children, are being injured or killed. In February and March, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights verified the death of 92 civilians, including 25 children. I wish we did not have to say this every month. Civilians must be protected, and constant efforts made to spare their lives. The obligations under international humanitarian law in that regard could not be any clearer, but they continue to be flouted.”
2022-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9022 (2022) · source
“Increases in food, fuel and fertilizer prices will hit hard now and for the coming seasons. We are only now beginning to see the breadth of the impact of this crisis on other regions and countries. We will all be affected. The Secretary-General has asked Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths to urgently engage with the parties on possible arrangements for a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine. Mr. Griffiths has already been in touch with both parties, who have welcomed the initiative, and he will travel to the region within days. We must find measures — from local pauses to wider ceasefires — in order to save lives and protect the homes, schools and hospitals of civilians from being attacked. Civilians are running out of food, energy and hope. Our aim is simple — to silence the guns and save lives.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“That is why, last week, the principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee agreed to revise the flash appeal that has rallied nearly $506 million of the $1.1 billion needed to support the response. The refugee response plan, coordinated by the Organization’s refugee agency — the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees — will also be revised. The generosity and welcome of Ukraine’s neighbours remains a bright spot in a darkening landscape. The global impact of this war is becoming clearer every day, as the conflict continues. It threatens to make things even worse in the world’s biggest humanitarian crises such as in Afghanistan, Yemen and the Horn of Africa, which are already grappling with food insecurity and economic fragility.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“Humanitarian organizations are worried about the risk of trafficking, as well as sexual violence, exploitation and abuse, in Ukraine and the region. Children fleeing the war in particular are at a heightened risk of human trafficking and exploitation. Predators are luring single parents on the road with promises of transport and accommodations. We are scaling up our protection services at the borders and within the country in order to make sure that people have information available on safe options and routes, access to helplines and safe shelters. Humanitarian partners are coordinating closely — not only to monitor risks of sexual violence, trafficking and abuse but also to provide swift and specialized services to survivors. Humanitarian partners agree — our worst- case scenario has been reached and, in some areas, surpassed.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“More convoys are planned for the days and weeks ahead in order to reach many more people with desperately needed aid. I am sure Mr. Beasley will tell us more about the World Food Programme, its work over the past month and the expansion of its operations in Ukraine. Civilians in Ukraine desperately need assistance and protection, but it cannot be provided unless all parties uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law — to ensure safe and unhindered humanitarian access to help civilians in their homes and those on the road in Ukraine and to allow those civilians who want to leave to get out. We need detailed, realistic agreements on humanitarian ceasefires and pauses to allow aid in and people out. For predators and human traffickers, the war in Ukraine is not a tragedy; it is an opportunity.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“The convoy delivered 130 tons of much-needed medical supplies, water, ready-to-eat meals and canned food for 35,000 people, as well as essential equipment for the repair of water systems that will help improve access to water for some 50,000 people. Yesterday, again after delays due to ongoing fighting, the second United Nations-organized convoy reached Kharkiv, where supplies of food, other essential relief items and emergency health kits and medicines were unloaded for distribution by the Ukrainian Red Cross Society. Countrywide, more than 180 metric tons of medical supplies have been delivered, and more than 470 metric tons are on the way. Where we can, we buy supplies from the local market and work alongside local efforts. But we need to move to scale.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“And there are more than 100 humanitarian organizations implementing or planning activities in every oblast in Ukraine, in all sectors. The brave work of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and other civil society organizations who are working shoulder-to-shoulder with volunteers and communities is astounding. Ukraine is a humanitarian paradox. Side by side with extreme violence we see extreme kindness, profound solidarity and the gentlest of care. I am humbled and inspired by the tireless commitment of those people, and we must continue to support their work. Where security allows, humanitarian convoys are unloading much-needed supplies and delivering equipment to repair damaged infrastructure. On 18 March, after delays due to ongoing hostilities, the first United Nations-organized convoy reached Sumy, in the north-east.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“We are working around the clock to reach more and more people in need. The United Nations and our humanitarian partners are working impartially and relentlessly to uphold humanitarian principles and negotiate safe passage in and out of encircled areas for one cause alone: to provide life-saving assistance. Humanitarian logistics and supply chains are scaling up every day. But treacherous security risks and access challenges are hampering our efforts. Many routes are disrupted, and humanitarian convoys and workers are frequently unable to pass due to shelling, fighting and landmines. Humanitarians of all stripes are putting their lives at risk to help those in need. There are now more than 1,230 United Nations personnel working via humanitarian hubs across the country.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“More than 10 million people — including more than half of Ukraine’s children — have fled their homes. That includes an estimated 6.5 million people who are internally displaced in the country, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that more than 3.9 million refugees have crossed the borders to neighbouring countries in the past month. Our work is to save lives. The humanitarian system has scaled up to deliver despite the spreading conflict. Since 24 February, humanitarian organizations have reached approximately 890,000 people across Ukraine, mostly in the east, with multisectoral assistance. People have received food, shelter, blankets, medicine, bottled water and hygiene supplies.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“Ms Msuya: Just over a month ago the war in Ukraine started, and it shows no signs of abating. Children, women and men are being killed, injured, displaced and traumatized. Hospitals, homes and schools are being destroyed. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as of 27 March, 1,119 people had died, including 99 innocent children. We know that those numbers are conservative and the tolls far greater. Cities such as Mariupol, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and many others — bustling and full of life just one month ago — are encircled, bombarded, and blockaded. People in those towns lack food, water, medicine, electricity and heating. They are trapped, desperate and afraid. In some neighbourhoods, it is not even safe to bury the dead.”
2022-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9008 (2022) · source
“Let me reiterate, however, that there is no alternative in place now that can match the scale and scope of the massive United Nations cross-border operation, providing food, vaccines and other vital aid to 2.4 million people. The people of Syria have suffered for so long. They deserve a better future. They now need aid to survive, but that should not be the case. They need a chance to build a dignified life for themselves and their families. They need to be able to give their children hope for a better future. To achieve that, we need sustainable and reliable access. We need more funding. We also need to scale up early-recovery programming, alongside our life-saving work. But most importantly, Syrians need peace.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8978 (2022) · source
“Winter has compounded their suffering, especially for the millions living in tents. Through our cross-border operations, we deliver food, medicine and other essential items each month and support the delivery of essential services, and we do all of it in a transparent and principled manner. Last year we also expanded access into north- western Syria by restarting cross-line operations. In December and January, after setting up a new distribution system, cross-line aid began reaching people in need. We have a plan in place for additional deliveries and we are ready to move. What we need now is the support of all the parties concerned to enable the cross-line missions to go ahead.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8978 (2022) · source
“Female-headed households, older people without family support, persons with disabilities and children have been disproportionately affected. We are ramping up early-recovery programming this year. I know that Under-Secretary-General Griffiths also briefed the Council on that recently (see S/PV.8957). Our 2022 humanitarian response plan is nearing finalization. We expect that roughly one quarter of the total appeal will be geared to increasing resilience and access to basic services, which is a significant increase from last year. Part of our focus will be on revitalizing access to some basic services such as water, but we need more support and we are counting on the generosity of donors to deliver. It is critical that the various parties facilitate our efforts. Millions of people in north-western Syria depend on our support to survive.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8978 (2022) · source
“Syria now ranks among the 10 most food-insecure countries in the world, with a staggering 12 million people considered food-insecure. Syria’s economy is spiralling further downward. Food keeps getting more expensive and people are going hungry. Over the past year, the cost of feeding a family of five for a month with only the most basic items has almost doubled. A household now spends on average 50 per cent more than it earns. To get by, families must borrow money without much hope of being able to repay their loans, continuing the trend of an ever-increasing financial burden for them that forces them to make unbearable choices. Children, and girls especially, are being pulled out of school. Child marriages are on the rise.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8978 (2022) · source
“Hostilities, primarily along front lines, continue to claim civilian lives and damage critical civilian infrastructure such as hospitals, schools and water facilities. Another 14 civilians were killed this January alone. Mines and explosive ordnance have claimed additional lives, including children. Hostilities also restrict freedom of movement, which in turn places women and children at greater risk of abuse. As we saw last month with the attack on a prison in Al-Hasakah, the incredibly precarious situation of the hundreds of children who remain in detention centres and camps continues. They should never have been there in the first place. They need protection. They need services and hope for the future. The time to act is long overdue.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8978 (2022) · source
“Ms Msuya: This is my first briefing to the Council in my role as Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator. I look forward to engaging closely with all Council members. A few days ago, the United Nations, together with its humanitarian partners, published its evidence-based assessment of humanitarian needs in the Syrian Arab Republic for the coming year. The findings are clear and paint a very bleak picture. More people are in need now than at any time since the start of the conflict. A total of 14.6 million people will be dependent on humanitarian assistance. That is 9 per cent more than last year and 32 per cent more than the year before. The world is failing the people of Syria. That cannot be our strategy.”
2022-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8978 (2022) · source