US EditionUNHCR Issues Alarm Over Sweida Aid Challenges
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Minister Sa'ar Orders Emergency Aid to Druze in Sweida
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Amid recent attacks and a worsening humanitarian situation in southern Syria, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar has ordered the urgent transfer of humanitarian aid to the Druze community in the Sweida region. World News | Minister Sa'ar Orders Emergency Aid to Druze in Sweida.
UNHCR Issues Alarm Over Sweida Aid Challenges
The UN refugee agency expresses deep concern over escalating hostilities in Sweida, Syria, which hamper aid delivery. Spokesperson William Spindler urges all conflicting parties to permit humanitarian access as the agency's ability to operate in the region remains significantly constrained due to ongoing conflict.
UN refugee agency concerned about impact of Sweida hostilities on aid operations
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern on Friday about the impact of hostilities in Syria's southern city of Sweida on its aid operations, and urged all sides to allow more humanitarian access.Syria's government sent troops this week to the predominantly Druze city to quell fighting between Bedouins and Druze, but the violence grew until a fragile ceasefire took hold.
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR, the hospitals in the province are overwhelmed by many injuries. UNHCR cannot reach displaced persons with aid material such as blankets and solar lamps because of the security situation. A warehouse of the Syrian Red Crescent with aid material was damaged by fire, it said. The UN Human Rights Office speaks of credible reports of human rights violations. "These include executions in rapid …
Civil society organisations in Sweida, a stronghold in southern Syria under attack by pro-government Sunni tribal forces, launch a humanitarian alert to call for the opening of corridors and immediate intervention in support of the population. "The city has been facing a very serious crisis for over five days, with conditions that worsen rapidly and put the lives of thousands of civilians at risk," says Qusay Maklad, a representative of one of S…
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