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DATELINE: 23 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
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23 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Today, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) was able to access Al Hol camp together with Syrian Government officials. UNHCR was also able to establish contact with some camp residents. Essential supplies have also resumed. Trucks carrying bread entered the camp today, facilitated by UNHCR, following a three-day interruption caused by the volatile security situation inside the camp. In addition, water trucking services organized by UNICEF and facilitated by UNHCR were delivered yesterday, helping to partially restore access to basic services for the camp population.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Yesterday, an inter-agency mission led by UNHCR, with participation from UNICEF, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Programme (WFP), OCHA, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) reached the Government compound at the entrance of Al-Hol camp and accessed key facilities located outside the camp perimeter to support the resumption of water services. Entry into the camp was not possible due to the security situation.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“UN agencies and partners reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the Government in delivering humanitarian assistance, while emphasizing the critical need to ensure security inside the camp. They also highlighted the importance of facilitating the movement of personnel and supplies between Al Hassakeh and Qamishli.”
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“OCHA tells us that our partners operating there are concerned about the risk of the humanitarian situation getting worse there. All roads connecting to Kobani are currently closed. Interruptions to the power supply, water and Internet are hampering people’s access to basic services. Our partners have started to report shortages of food and other key items. Health facilities are operating, but there have been reports of shortages of medicine. Our team is in discussion with authorities in Aleppo on how we can support them. Meanwhile, we and our partners continue to provide humanitarian aid following recent clashes in the governorates of Aleppo, Raqqa, Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor. The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are providing medical supplies, mobile nutrition services, and care for injured, children and pregnant women. We are also engaging with our partners and authorities to carry out more assessments and facilitate access.”
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Today (23 Jan), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) was able to access Al Hol camp together with Syrian Government officials and established contact with some camp residents. “Essential supplies have also resumed,” a UN Spokesperson said.
Speaking to reporters in New York, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “Trucks carrying bread entered the camp today, facilitated by UNHCR, following a three-day interruption caused by the volatile security situation inside the camp.”
“In addition, water trucking services organized by UNICEF and facilitated by UNHCR were delivered yesterday, helping to partially restore access to basic services for the camp population,” Haq added.
On Thursday, an inter-agency mission led by UNHCR, with participation from UNICEF, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Programme (WFP), OCHA, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) reached the Government compound at the entrance of Al-Hol camp and accessed key facilities located outside the camp perimeter to support the resumption of water services.
“Entry into the camp was not possible due to the security situation,” the Deputy Spokesperson said.
UN agencies and partners reaffirmed their commitment to “supporting the Government in delivering humanitarian assistance, while emphasizing the critical need to ensure security inside the camp,” Haq said, adding that they also highlighted the importance of facilitating the movement of personnel and supplies between Al Hassakeh and Qamishli.
According to OCHA, UN partners operating there are “concerned about the risk of the humanitarian situation getting worse there. All roads connecting to Kobani are currently closed,” the Deputy Spokesperson said.
He continued, “Interruptions to the power supply, water and Internet are hampering people’s access to basic services. Our partners have started to report shortages of food and other key items. Health facilities are operating, but there have been reports of shortages of medicine.”
Haq added, “Our team is in discussion with authorities in Aleppo on how we can support them.”
Meanwhile, the UN and its partners continue to provide humanitarian aid following recent clashes in the governorates of Aleppo, Raqqa, Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are providing medical supplies, mobile nutrition services, and care for injured, children and pregnant women.
“We are also engaging with our partners and authorities to carry out more assessments and facilitate access,” the Deputy Spokesperson said.
And yesterday, I was asked about the situation in the city of Kobani in Syria’s Aleppo governorate.
