UN / SYRIA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE

A UN spokesperson said humanitarian colleagues are “deeply concerned” by ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure and the safety of civilians in the north-east of Syria, as the security situation there deteriorates. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:06
• Production Date: 18 January 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 3165381
• Parent Id: 3165381
• Alternate Title: unifeed240118c

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STORY: UN / SYRIA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
TRT: 02:04
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

18 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that they are deeply concerned by ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure and the safety of civilians in the north-east of Syria, as the security situation there is deteriorating.”
4. Close up, journalist asking question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Over the past week, multiple airstrikes in Al Hasakeh have led to civilian casualties and caused significant damage to several civilian facilities, including power stations and oil production fields, which could negatively impact the availability of gas, fuel and electricity going forward.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Meanwhile, in north-west Syria, OCHA warns that increased flooding is putting displaced populations at risk. More than 1,500 family tents have been damaged by floods over the past two weeks, including shelters provided to survivors of last year’s devastating earthquakes. Humanitarian partners also report that tents in Afrin and Salqin were particularly affected by persistent rainfall. They say that additional shelters, food, ground insulation, heating materials, and road repairs are urgently needed. Muddy conditions are disrupting children’s access to school and families’ ability to reach critical services within the displacement camps. We and our partners on the ground are carrying out assessments and providing essential relief items, including tents, repair kits, and plastic sheeting for insulation. Psychosocial support is also being mobilized for affected families.”
8. Wide shot, press briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“However, the humanitarian response is significantly underfunded. We have received just one-third of the USD 160 million needed for last year and for this year to help provide winter assistance to more than two million people in Syria.”
10. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

A UN spokesperson said humanitarian colleagues are “deeply concerned” by ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure and the safety of civilians in the north-east of Syria, as the security situation there deteriorates.

Briefing journalists today (18 Jan) in New York, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said, “over the past week, multiple airstrikes in Al Hasakeh have led to civilian casualties and caused significant damage to several civilian facilities, including power stations and oil production fields, which could negatively impact the availability of gas, fuel and electricity going forward.”

He added, “in north-west Syria, OCHA warns that increased flooding is putting displaced populations at risk. More than 1,500 family tents have been damaged by floods over the past two weeks, including shelters provided to survivors of last year’s devastating earthquakes.”

The spokesperson said, “Humanitarian partners also report that tents in Afrin and Salqin were particularly affected by persistent rainfall. They say that additional shelters, food, ground insulation, heating materials, and road repairs are urgently needed.”

“Muddy conditions are disrupting children’s access to school and families’ ability to reach critical services within the displacement camps,” continued Dujarric.
 
He noted, “We and our partners on the ground are carrying out assessments and providing essential relief items, including tents, repair kits, and plastic sheeting for insulation. Psychosocial support is also being mobilized for affected families.”

Dujarric stressed, “the humanitarian response is significantly underfunded.”

He said, “we have received just one-third of the USD 160 million needed for last year and for this year to help provide winter assistance to more than two million people in Syria.”