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Syrian Arab Republic: Implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015) - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2016/1057) [EN/AR]

Source: UN Security Council
Country: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic

I. Introduction

  1. The present report is the thirty-fourth submitted pursuant to paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 2139 (2014), paragraph 10 of Council resolution 2165 (2014), paragraph 5 of Council resolution 2191 (2014) and paragraph 5 of Council resolution 2258 (2015), in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to report, every 30 days, on the implementation of the resolutions by all parties to the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic.

  2. The information contained herein is based on the data available to United Nations agencies on the ground, from the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, other Syrian sources and open sources. Data from United Nations agencies on their humanitarian deliveries have been reported for the period from 1 to 30 November 2016.

Box 1 Key points in November 2016

( 1) Continuing fighting in Aleppo, especially the intensification of ground and aerial fighting in eastern Aleppo after 15 November, resulted in the deaths of hundreds and the displacement of tens of thousands of people by the end of the month. The United Nations developed a four-point plan early in November to conduct critical medical evacuations, provide health and medical supplies, provide food and other essential relief items and rotate doctors. Notwithstanding the best efforts of the United Nations and its partners, it was not possible to reach agreement among the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, the Russian Federation and non-State armed groups on the implementation of the plan.

( 2) In November, four inter-agency convoys delivered assistance to 167,500 people in besieged and hard-to-reach locations, of a total of 904,500 people (19 per cent) requested under the inter-agency convoy plan. Six attempted convoys were unable to proceed to their mission areas owing to a combination of insecurity, political disagreements and lack of approvals at checkpoints.

( 3) Operations around Raqqah and Bab resulted in the displacement of some 11,000 people. It is estimated that more than 500,000 people are in need in those two areas. Displacement in Bab has been caused by clashes between non-State armed opposition groups and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), but Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces have also moved closer to the city of Bab, with the possibility of further humanitarian need owing to conflict among the various parties.

( 4) The United Nations and health partners received credible reports of 26 attacks against medical facilities, and the United Nations verified 4 attacks against educational facilities in November.

( 5) On 22 November, the United Nations resumed life-saving humanitarian assistance to an estimated 85,000 stranded Syrians along the Jordanian-Syrian border. The deliveries are being channelled through a newly constructed distribution point. In addition, the construction of a new service facility that includes a health clinic, water tanks and a water-pumping station is under way. combination of insecurity, political disagreements and lack of approvals at checkpoints.


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