So sad to see this happening. Hopefully everyone will be giving to the relief organizations to help these unfortunate people.
More than 9 million Syrians in dire need as winter approaches
Hussein Malla / The Associated Press
GENEVA After a rocky day of talks, diplomats failed Tuesday to agree on a date to bring Syria's warring sides back to the negotiating table, the U.N's top envoy for Syria said.
Still, Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters at a news conference in Geneva that did not mean all hopes for a peace conference on Syria were dashed.
"(We) are still striving to see if we can have the conference before the end of the year," he said.
The diplomatic talks among world powers in Geneva at the U.N.'s elegant Palais des Nations contrasted sharply with the heavy shelling and missile attacks being waged in a civil war that both sides still believe they might win militarily.
The Associated Press
BEIRUT More than 9 million people inside Syria about 40 percent of the population are in dire need as winter approaches, and agencies find it increasingly difficult to deliver aid inside the war-ravaged nation, the United Nations warned.
After more than 2 1/2 years of brutal conflict, Syria is facing a kind of humanitarian breakdown, aid workers say, with shortages of essential medicines, power, shelter, clean water and even food.
Some have expressed alarm about growing reports of malnutrition in a nation long largely self-sufficient in foodstuffs.
The World Health Organization has confirmed 10 cases of polio among babies and toddlers in eastern Syria. Immunization rates have plummeted since the war began, the organization says.
Syria had been polio-free for more than a decade until the recent outbreak, the government says. Syrian officials and authorities in neighboring Lebanon have embarked on large-scale immunization campaigns, but many people are on the move, and vast swaths of the country are battle zones.
U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos informed the Security Council on Monday that 9.3 million people need assistance. That represents an increase of more than a third since the last estimate, in June, the U.N. says.
Those figures include 6.5 million people who fled their homes but remain in Syria and now reside in makeshift lodging, including camps, abandoned buildings and schools. Another 2.8 million Syrians remain in their homes but face shortages of food, shelter, medical care and other essentials, the U.N. says.
The figures do not include more than 2 million people who have fled Syria, mostly settling in neighboring countries including Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan. Meeting the humanitarian needs of refugee communities outside Syria is a major challenge.
Amos called on the Security Council to help assure the safe passage of medical personnel and supplies in Syria and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance. She also urged efforts to expand critical, life-saving relief operations.
The onset of winter means legions of displaced, homeless and inadequately housed Syrians will need protection from the cold, including blankets, heaters and weather-insulated accommodation
More than 9 million Syrians in dire need as winter approaches
Hussein Malla / The Associated Press
GENEVA After a rocky day of talks, diplomats failed Tuesday to agree on a date to bring Syria's warring sides back to the negotiating table, the U.N's top envoy for Syria said.
Still, Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters at a news conference in Geneva that did not mean all hopes for a peace conference on Syria were dashed.
"(We) are still striving to see if we can have the conference before the end of the year," he said.
The diplomatic talks among world powers in Geneva at the U.N.'s elegant Palais des Nations contrasted sharply with the heavy shelling and missile attacks being waged in a civil war that both sides still believe they might win militarily.
The Associated Press
BEIRUT More than 9 million people inside Syria about 40 percent of the population are in dire need as winter approaches, and agencies find it increasingly difficult to deliver aid inside the war-ravaged nation, the United Nations warned.
After more than 2 1/2 years of brutal conflict, Syria is facing a kind of humanitarian breakdown, aid workers say, with shortages of essential medicines, power, shelter, clean water and even food.
Some have expressed alarm about growing reports of malnutrition in a nation long largely self-sufficient in foodstuffs.
The World Health Organization has confirmed 10 cases of polio among babies and toddlers in eastern Syria. Immunization rates have plummeted since the war began, the organization says.
Syria had been polio-free for more than a decade until the recent outbreak, the government says. Syrian officials and authorities in neighboring Lebanon have embarked on large-scale immunization campaigns, but many people are on the move, and vast swaths of the country are battle zones.
U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos informed the Security Council on Monday that 9.3 million people need assistance. That represents an increase of more than a third since the last estimate, in June, the U.N. says.
Those figures include 6.5 million people who fled their homes but remain in Syria and now reside in makeshift lodging, including camps, abandoned buildings and schools. Another 2.8 million Syrians remain in their homes but face shortages of food, shelter, medical care and other essentials, the U.N. says.
The figures do not include more than 2 million people who have fled Syria, mostly settling in neighboring countries including Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan. Meeting the humanitarian needs of refugee communities outside Syria is a major challenge.
Amos called on the Security Council to help assure the safe passage of medical personnel and supplies in Syria and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance. She also urged efforts to expand critical, life-saving relief operations.
The onset of winter means legions of displaced, homeless and inadequately housed Syrians will need protection from the cold, including blankets, heaters and weather-insulated accommodation
the US others need to stop their assault in Syria
