Last week, fighting broke out after the terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other groups moved towards the cities of Aleppo, Idlib and Hama in Syria. Jeremy Lawrence, spokesman for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told journalists in Geneva on Tuesday.
Civilians have suffered casualties in attacks by Syrian security forces and terrorist groups. A large number of them are women and children. “Due to this conflict, civil establishments are being destroyed and damaged. These also include health centres, buildings for educational institutions and food markets.” According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the situation in the violence-hit areas is changing rapidly. UN Office spokesperson Yens Lark said that his organization has provided assistance inside Syria and beyond the borders in Ghaziantep, Turkey. Concrete arrangements have been made for the campaign. However, due to insecurity at present we have been forced to put an end to them. Fighting continues and many roads are closed. However, wherever possible, efforts are being made to provide relief to the needy. According to an estimate, about 16.7 million people in Syria were in need of humanitarian assistance by the beginning of 2024. Civilian casualties in air strikes: UN Human Rights Office spokesperson said That 22 civilians were killed in an attack on December 1, including three women and seven children. 40 others were injured. Jeremy Lawrence said that Syrian security forces carried out several attacks in Idlib in which civilians were injured. A local market and five residential areas were affected in the attacks. He appealed to all warring parties to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, and to ensure the protection of civilians and civilian installations. The Commission of Inquiry on Syria also warned in a statement on Tuesday that the barbarities of past years must be avoided, otherwise Syria will again embark on a new path of atrocities. Christina Bethke, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Syria, said that there is severe pressure on health services and care workers in Aleppo and other violence-affected areas and a large number of injured people are being brought. Thousands of injured have been admitted in the last four days alone…Doctors and nurses are working tirelessly to save lives despite the risk to their own lives and those of their families. Instead of running away, they have decided to stay there.” Giving information from the Syrian capital, Damascus, he said that due to insecurity and restrictions, about 65 non-governmental organizations have been forced to stop their activities in Aleppo and Idlib. , due to which either the burden on health centers has increased or the services there have come to a standstill. The worrying situation of the health system in Syria is due to the violent conflict that has been going on for the last 14 years. The reason has been badly affected. The UN health agency has warned that public health concerns are deepening amid the current crisis. The risk of water-borne diseases spreading and increased crowding in shelters could lead to outbreaks of respiratory diseases. There is a possibility that cholera may have spread on a large scale in Syria in 2022-2023, due to which Aleppo and Idlib were seriously affected. Due to the earthquake in 2023, the water and sewer system is already very weak. Many families in Syria are being forced to be displaced again and again. At the same time, due to the violent conflict in Lebanon, about half a million people have taken refuge in Syria in the last two months, but due to the renewed violence in northwestern Syria, Because of this they have again become victims of displacement.