United Nations has Called for investment in Syria are been made as the country is said to be a pivotal stage of transition. Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, David Carden, said this will help shape the most self-reliant future for its people and to support safe and dignified returns.
Carden also added that conflicts levels have subsided in many parts of the country, but humanitarian crisis in Syria is far from over.
He explained that more than 16 million people today in need of aid. That is seven out of every ten Syrians. The majority of whom are women and children. Over 40 percent of the needs are concentrated in Idlib and Aleppo. And whilst they have seen a gradual increase in returnees this year, Syria does remain one of the world’s largest displacement crises, with seven million people displaced after ten years.”
Credit: AFP
The Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator highlighted that the UN and its partners are doing whatever they can with the resources available, expressing deeply alarm by the lack of funding, “which has already led to the suspension of water and sanitation services in camps, safe spaces for women and girls and other humanitarian activities across Syria.
According to his office, to date, the humanitarian community has secured $179 million, less than 9 percent the $2 billion needed to help the most vulnerable until the end of June this year.
Carden also said, they sincerely hope that the humanitarian phase will be as short as possible, so they can move towards recovery and reconstruction. And in that context, see the further easing of sanctioned.
The position of the Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis will be officially abolished on Tuesday Apr 22, 2025. This is part of the UN’s transition efforts in a new Syria, with the aim of streamlining the coordinated response under the leadership of Damascus.
Carden said, that he hope the discontinuation of his post reflects Syria’s trajectory towards a brighter and more stable future. The most vulnerable people in Syria deserve no less.
