Press Release: Statement on Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Mandate
Istanbul, June 28, 2021, As Syrians mark a decade for their tragedy this year, the impact on the ground continues to look devastating. At least half a million Syrians have been killed, over 100,000 remain missing after being arbitrarily detained, and over half the population are internally or externally displaced. 13.4 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance â a 21% increase compared to 2020 â with needs increasingly exacerbated by the economic decline, leaving over 90% of Syrians to live under the poverty line. Civilians have witnessed massive and systematic violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, hospitals, schools and civil defense centers are still being bombed, and over half of Syriaâs basic infrastructure is destroyed or out of service. The cease-fire agreement remains fragile in Northwest Syria, and the continuous hostilities, and the lack of progress on the political track, make a possible end to the conflict seem farfetched.
The adoption of the UN Security Council resolution 2165 (2014), and its subsequent renewals [1] came as a result of the persisting conditions that impede the delivery of humanitarian supplies to destinations within Syria. A decision was therefore reached that authorizes United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing partners to use routes across conflict lines and border crossings, to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance, including medical and surgical supplies, to people in need throughout Syria via the most direct routes.
The current situation in Northwest Syria makes us believe that the grounds for the adoption of the resolution are still valid, and even more necessary than before, given that 75% out of 4.2 million people living in the area, are currently depending on cross-border humanitarian aid. These include 1 million children and 2.4 million internally and forcibly displaced persons.
47,377 trucks of aid by 5 UN agencies have been delivered since April 2014 under this resolution, making It a vital lifeline for those in need by maintaining a direct, sustained, and timely mannered humanitarian response. In 2020 alone, 64 partners (including 40 Syrian NGOs) were able to implement 204 projects through the âSyria cross-border humanitarian fundâ reaching 2.4 million people in need, while 53 partners (including 34 Syrian NGOs) responded to the Covid-19 pandemic in Northwest Syria and reached out to 648 thousand people with 151 projects.
A failure to renew the resolution would have a catastrophic impact on the humanitarian situation in Syria. This includes the discontinuation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the area, the interruption of food pack deliveries to 1.4 million people monthly. Water and sanitation services will also suffer greatly, resulting in severe water shortage in the area every month, in addition, the discontinuation of the cross border agreement will increase childrenâs morbidity and malnutrition rates in an area where one out of 3 children are already malnourished and displaying signs of stunting. There is a high need to increase access and to scale up the current humanitarian programs, instead of shutting them down.
For all of the above, We, the undersigned Syrian NGOs, who were actively responding to the humanitarian needs for more than a decade in Syria, wonder how can we think of principled humanitarian assistance, while channeling aid across one of the most politicized lines of conflict in the world. Countless Examples of access denial for humanitarian aid for almost 2.5 million Syrians who have lived through sieges in semi-besieged areas in the last 10 years, including Eastern Ghouta, Northern Homs, Eastern Aleppo, Deir Ezzor are still not forgotten. 80% of the UN crossline shipments were blocked by the Syrian government and medical equipment and essential medicines were systematically removed from aid convoys. The impact of closing al-Yaroubiah border crossing in January 2020 is still present, with dire impacts on 1.6 million people in need in Northeast Syria as well.
We are adding our voice as Syrian NGOs to the voices of our international partners [2] and to the call issued collectively by the head of UN agencies working in Syria [3] to reiterate that there is no alternative for the cross-border modality to reach the people in need in Northwest Syria. We call on UN Security Council member states to renew their commitment to the neutrality of humanitarian assistance and to renew the cross-border humanitarian operations to Northwest Syria. We also want to highlight that the need to re-emphasize the importance of cross-border modality every year is becoming unacceptable. Unless there is a significant improvement in the humanitarian situation and the peace process as per the UN-related resolution [4], the UN mandate on cross-border humanitarian access must be maintained.
Signatories
Networks | اŲØīØĻŲا؊ | |
1. | American Relief Coalition of Syria â ARCS | ØŠØاŲŲ اŲŲ ŲØļŲ ا؊ اŲØģŲØąŲØĐ Ø§ŲØĢŲ ØąŲŲŲØĐ Ø§ŲØĨؚاØŦŲØĐ |
2. | Civil Society Organizations Forum | Ų ŲØĻØą Ų ŲØļŲ ا؊ اŲŲ ØŽØŠŲ Øđ اŲŲ ØŊŲŲ |
3. | SHAML Syrian CSOs Coalition | ØŠØاŲŲ ØīŲ Ų ŲŲ ŲØļŲ ا؊ اŲŲ ØŽØŠŲ Øđ اŲŲ ØŊŲŲ اŲØģŲØąŲ |
4. | Syrian Networks League â SNL | ØąØ§ØĻØ·ØĐ Ø§ŲØīØĻŲا؊ اŲØģŲØąŲØĐ |
5. | Syrian NGO Alliance â SNA | ØŠØاŲŲ اŲŲ ŲØļŲ ا؊ اŲØģŲØąŲØĐ ØšŲØą اŲØŲŲŲ ŲØĐ |
6. | Voices for Displaced Syrians Forum â VDSF | Ų ŲØŠØŊŲ ØĢØĩŲا؊ ŲØĢØŽŲ اŲŲ ŲØŽŲØąŲŲ اŲØģŲŲØąŲŲŲ |
Organisations | اŲŲ ŲØļŲ ا؊ | |
7. | Adaleh Organization for Relief and Development | ØđØŊاŲØĐ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
8. | Al Nazik â Nazik Al Abed Foundation | اŲŲاØēŲ |
9. | Al-Ameen for Humanitarian Support | اŲØĢŲ ŲŲ ŲŲŲ ØģاŲØŊØĐ Ø§ŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ |
10. | Albashyer | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ Ø§ŲØĻØīاØĶØą اŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ |
11. | Albeer Humanity France | اŲØĻØą اŲŲØąŲØģŲØĐ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ |
12. | Alehya | ØĨØŲØ§ØĄ ŲØ·Ų |
13. | All Together | ŲŲŲا ØģŲا |
14. | AlSalam Humanitarian Foundation | Ų ØĪØģØģŲ اŲØģŲاŲ اŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ |
15. | AlSham Association | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ Ø§ŲØīاŲ ŲŲØĢŲ؊اŲ |
16. | Al-Sham Humanitarian Foundation | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ Ø§ŲØīاŲ اŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ |
17. | Amal Association for Medical Services | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ Ø§ŲØĢŲ Ų ŲŲØŪØŊŲ ا؊ اŲØ·ØĻŲØĐ |
18. | Amal Organization for Relief and Development | ØĢŲ Ų ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
19. | Amals Healing and Advocacy Center | Ų ØąŲØē اŲ Ų ŲŲŲ ŲاØĩØąØĐ ŲاŲØŠØđاŲŲ |
20. | Ataa Humanitarian Relief Association | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ ØđØ·Ø§ØĄ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
21. | Avihalabli | Ų ŲØŠŲŲ اŲØĻŲØŠ اŲØŲØĻŲ |
22. | Bahar Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØĻŲØ§Øą |
23. | BARQ for Policies and Consultations | Ų ØąŲØē ØĻØąŲ ŲŲاØģØŠØīØ§ØąØ§ØŠ ŲاŲØŊØąØ§Øģا؊ |
24. | Big Heart | اŲŲŲØĻ اŲŲØĻŲØą |
25. | BINAA Organization for Development | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ ØĻŲØ§ØĄ ŲŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
26. | Bonyan for Youth and Development | ØĻŲŲاŲ ŲŲØīØĻاØĻ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
27. | Bousla for Development & Innovation | اŲØĻŲØĩŲØĐ ŲŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ ŲاŲØĨØĻØŊاØđ |
28. | Citizens for Safe and Secure America â C4SSA | Ų ŲاطŲŲŲ ŲØĢØŽŲ ØĢŲ ØąŲŲا ØĒŲ ŲØĐ |
29. | Civilians for Justice and Peace â CJP | Ų ØŊŲŲŲŲ ŲŲØđØŊاŲØĐ ŲاŲØģŲاŲ |
30. | Darna | ØŊØ§ØąŲا |
31. | Door Beyond War | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØŊŲØą ŲØĻŲØ§ØĄ اŲØģŲاŲ |
32. | Education Without Borders â MIDAD | ØŠØđŲŲŲ ØĻŲا ØØŊŲØŊ / Ų ØŊاØŊ |
33. | Elaf for Relief and Development | ØĨŲŲاŲ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ų اŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
34. | Elbir Insani YardÄąm DerneÄi | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ Ø§ŲØĻØą اŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ |
35. | Elvefa Association for Relief and Development | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ Ø§ŲŲŲØ§ØĄ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
36. | Equity and Empowerment | ØđØŊŲ Ų ØŠŲ ŲŲŲ |
37. | European Institute for Political Initiative and Strategic Analysis â EIPISA | اŲŲ ØđŲØŊ اŲØĢŲØąØĻŲ ŲŲŲ ØĻاØŊØąØ§ØŠ اŲØģŲاØģŲØĐ ŲاŲØŠØŲŲŲ اŲاØģØŠØąØ§ØŠŲØŽŲ |
38. | Free Syrian Lawyers Association â FSLA | ØąØ§ØĻØ·ØĐ Ø§ŲŲ ØاŲ ŲŲ اŲØģŲØąŲŲŲ اŲØĢØØąØ§Øą |
39. | Ghiras Al-Nahda organization | ØšØąØ§Øģ اŲŲŲØķØĐ |
40. | Glimpse of Hope | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØĻØ§ØąŲØĐ Ø§Ų Ų اŲŲØģاØĶŲØĐ |
41. | GÞlÞmseme ve Zeytin YardimlaÅma ve DayaniÅma DerneÄi | ØĻØģŲ ØĐ Ų ØēŲØŠŲŲØĐ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ų اŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
42. | Hand in Hand for Aid and Development | ŲØŊاŲ ØĻŲØŊ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
43. | Hand Organization | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ Ø§ŲŲ ØģاØđØŊا؊ اŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ â ŲاŲØŊ |
44. | Hathi Hayati Volunteering Group | Ų ØŽŲ ŲØđØĐ ŲØ°Ų ØŲا؊Ų اŲ؊طŲØđŲØĐ |
45. | Himma Youth Association | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ ŲŲ ØĐ Ø§ŲØīØĻاØĻŲØĐ |
46. | Hmedi for Charity | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ Ø§ŲØŲ ŲØŊŲ اŲØŪŲØąŲØĐ |
47. | Home Revival Initiative | Ų ØĻاØŊØąØĐ ØĨØŲØ§ØĄ ŲØ·Ų |
48. | Horan Foundation | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ ØŲØąØ§Ų اŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ |
49. | Hurras Network | ØīØĻŲØĐ ØØąØ§Øģ اŲØ·ŲŲŲØĐ |
50. | Ihsan Relief and Development | ØĨØØģاŲ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
51. | Imran Development Organization | ØđŲ ØąØ§Ų ŲŲØŠØŊØąŲØĻ ŲاŲ؊طŲŲØą |
52. | Insan Charity for Relief and Development | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØĨŲØģاŲ اŲØŪŲØąŲØĐ |
53. | Insani YardimlaÅma DerneÄi Uluslararasi â IYD | ŲŲØĶØĐ Ø§ŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ø§ŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ â IYD |
54. | International Association for Relief and Development â ONSUR | اŲŲŲØĶØĐ Ø§ŲØđاŲŲ ŲØĐ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ â ØĢŲØĩØą |
55. | International Humanitarian Relief â IHR | ŲŲØĶØĐ Ø§ŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ø§ŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ Ø§ŲØŊŲŲŲØĐ â IHR |
56. | International Union of Medical Care and Relief Organisations (Int. UOSSM) | ا؊ØاØŊ Ų ŲØļŲ ا؊ اŲØąØđاŲØĐ ŲاŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ø§ŲØ·ØĻŲØĐ |
57. | Jana Watan | ØŽŲŲ ŲØ·Ų |
58. | Jasmine Association | ØąØ§ØĻØ·ØĐ Ø§ŲŲاØģŲ ŲŲ |
59. | Jusoor for Studies âCenter | Ų ØąŲØē ØŽØģŲØą ŲŲØŊØąØ§Øģا؊ |
60. | Justice and sustainable development | اŲØđØŊاŲØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ Ø§ŲŲ ØģØŠØŊاŲ ØĐ |
61. | Justice for Peace | ØđØŊاŲØĐ Ų Ų ØĢØŽŲ اŲØģŲاŲ |
62. | Karimat Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ŲØąŲŲ ا؊ |
63. | Kesh Malek Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ŲØī Ų ŲŲ |
64. | Kudra Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ŲØŊØąØĐ |
65. | La Tahzan Charity | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ Ųا ØŠØØēŲ اŲØŪŲØąŲØĐ |
66. | Lamsat Ward | ŲŲ ØģØĐ ŲØąØŊ |
67. | Lawyers and Doctors for Human Rights â LDHR | Ų ØاŲ ŲŲ ŲØĢØ·ØĻØ§ØĄ Ų Ų ا؎Ų ØŲŲŲ اŲØĨŲØģاŲ |
68. | Local Administration Councils Unit â LACU | ŲØØŊØĐ Ø§ŲŲ ؎اŲØģ اŲŲ ØŲŲØĐ |
69. | Maram Foundation for Relife and development | Ų ØąØ§Ų ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ų اŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
70. | MedGlobal | Ų ŲØŊØšŲŲØĻاŲ |
71. | MIDMAR | Ų ØķŲ Ø§Øą |
72. | Minber Alsham Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ Ų ŲØĻØą اŲØīاŲ |
73. | Molham Volunteering Team | ŲØąŲŲ Ų ŲŲŲ اŲ؊طŲØđŲ |
74. | National Syria Charter | Ų ŲØŦاŲ ØģŲØąŲا اŲŲØ·ŲŲ |
75. | Nexus Action | ŲŲŲØģŲØģ ØĢŲØīŲ |
76. | North Pulse Team | ŲØąŲŲ ŲØĻØķ اŲØīŲ اŲ |
77. | Olive Branch | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØšØĩŲ ØēŲØŠŲŲ |
78. | Ãnder Organization for Cooperation and Development | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ Ø§ŲØąŲاØŊ ŲŲØŠØđاŲŲ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
79. | Orange Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØĢŲØąŲØŽ |
80. | Physicians Across Continents Turkey â PAC | ØĢØ·ØĻØ§ØĄ ØđØĻØą اŲŲØ§ØąØ§ØŠ ØŠØąŲŲا |
81. | POINT Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ŲŲØ·ØĐ |
82. | Rahma Worldwide | ØąØŲ ØĐ ØŲŲ اŲØđاŲŲ |
83. | Rebuilding & Development Organization â IMAAR | ØĨØđاØŊØĐ Ø§ŲØĻŲØ§ØĄ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ (ØĨØđŲ Ø§Øą) |
84. | Sadad Humanitarian Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØģØŊاØŊ اŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ |
85. | Saed Charity Association | ŲŲØĶØĐ ØģاØđØŊ اŲØŪŲØąŲØĐ |
86. | Salsabil Charitable Society | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ ØģŲØģØĻŲŲ اŲØŪŲØąŲØĐ |
87. | SENED for People with Special Needs | ØģŲØŊ ŲØ°ŲŲ اŲاØØŠŲا؎ا؊ اŲØŪاØĩØĐ |
88. | Sewar | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØģŲØ§Øą |
89. | Shafak Organization | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØīŲŲ |
90. | SKT Organization | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ ØģŲŲ ŲŲØąØđاŲØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
91. | Smile You Montceau | ØķØđ ØĻØģŲ ØŠŲ ( Ų ŲŲØĩŲ) |
92. | Social Development International â SDI | اŲŲ ØĪØģØģØĐ Ø§ŲØŊŲŲŲØĐ ŲŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ Ø§Ųا؎؊Ų اØđŲØĐ SDI |
93. | Space of Peace | Ų ØģاØØĐ ØģŲاŲ |
94. | SSRD | اŲØģŲØąŲØĐ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
95. | Syria Faith Initiative | Ų ØĻاØŊØąØĐ ØąØŽØ§Ų اŲØŊŲŲ Ų Ų ØĢØŽŲ ØģŲØąŲØĐ |
96. | Syria Relief | ŲŲØĶØĐ Ø§ŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ø§ŲØģŲØąŲØĐ | ØģŲØąŲا ØąŲŲŲŲ |
97. | Syria Relief & Development â SRD | ØģŲØąŲا ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
98. | Syria Solidarity Campaign | ØŲ ŲØĐ Ø§ŲØŠØķاŲ Ų Ų Øđ ØģŲØąŲا â ØĻØąŲطاŲŲا |
99. | Syrian American Council â SAC | اŲŲ ØŽŲØģ اŲØģŲØąŲ اŲØĢŲ ØąŲŲŲ |
100. | Syrian American Medical Society â SAMS | اŲØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ Ø§ŲØ·ØĻŲØĐ Ø§ŲØģŲØąŲØĐ Ø§ŲØĢŲ ØąŲŲŲØĐ â ØģاŲ Øē |
101. | Syrian Association for Citizens Dignity â SACD | اŲØąØ§ØĻØ·ØĐ Ø§ŲØģŲØąŲØĐ ŲŲØąØ§Ų ØĐ Ø§ŲŲ ŲاطŲ |
102. | Syrian British Council â SBC | اŲŲ ØŽŲØģ اŲØģŲØąŲ اŲØĻØąŲطاŲŲ |
103. | Syrian Forum | اŲŲ ŲØŠØŊŲ اŲØģŲØąŲ |
104. | Syrian Human Rights Committee | اŲŲØŽŲØĐ Ø§ŲØģŲØąŲØĐ ŲØŲŲŲ اŲØĨŲØģاŲ |
105. | Syrian Legalists Committee | ŲŲØĶØĐ Ø§ŲŲاŲŲŲŲŲŲ اŲØģŲØąŲŲŲ |
106. | Syrian Women Association | ØąØ§ØĻØ·ØĐ Ø§ŲŲ ØąØĢØĐ Ø§ŲØģŲØąŲØĐ |
107. | Takaful Alsham | ØŠŲاŲŲ اŲØīاŲ اŲØŪŲØąŲØĐ |
108. | TekafÞl Charity | ØŽŲ ØđŲØĐ ØŠŲاŲŲ اŲØŪŲØąŲØĐ |
109. | The Day After | اŲŲŲŲ اŲ؊اŲŲ |
110. | The Establishment for Human Care and Development â MASRRAT | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ Ø§ŲØąØđاŲØĐ Ø§ŲØĨŲØģاŲŲØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ â Ų ØģØąØ§ØŠ |
111. | The Syrian Committee for Detainees â SCD | اŲŲØŽŲØĐ Ø§ŲØģŲØąŲØĐ ŲŲŲ ØđØŠŲŲŲŲ ŲاŲŲ ØđØŠŲŲا؊ |
112. | The Syrian Medical Association for Syrian Expatriates â SEMA | اŲØąØ§ØĻØ·ØĐ Ø§ŲØ·ØĻŲØĐ ŲŲŲ ØšØŠØąØĻŲŲ اŲØģŲØąŲŲŲ |
113. | The White Helmets | اŲØŊŲاØđ اŲŲ ØŊŲŲ اŲØģŲØąŲ ( اŲØŪŲØ° اŲØĻŲØķØ§ØĄ ) |
114. | UFUK International for Relief & Development | ØĢŲŲ اŲØŊŲŲŲØĐ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ ŲاŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
115. | UOSSM France Turkey Mission | ØĢŲØģŲŲ ŲØąŲØģا اŲØĻØđØŦØĐ Ø§ŲØŠØąŲŲØĐ |
116. | UOSSM Int. | ا؊ØاØŊ اŲŲ ŲØļŲ ا؊ اŲØ·ØĻŲØĐ Ų اŲØĨؚاØŦŲØĐ |
117. | VIOLET for Relief and Development | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ ØĻŲŲØģØŽ ŲŲØĨؚاØŦØĐ Ų اŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
118. | White Hats Organization for sustainable development | Ų ŲØļŲ ØĐ Ø§ŲŲØĻØđا؊ اŲØĻŲØķØ§ØĄ ŲŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ Ø§ŲŲ ØģØŠØŊاŲ ØĐ |
119. | Woman Support Association â WSA | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ ØŊØđŲ اŲŲ ØąØĢØĐ |
120. | Women Now for Development | اŲŲØģØ§ØĄ اŲØĒŲ Ų Ų ØĢØŽŲ اŲØŠŲŲ ŲØĐ |
121. | Youth of change Syria | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ ØīØĻاØĻ اŲØŠØšŲŲØą |
121. | Zadaljnaa | ØēاØŊ اŲØŽŲØĐ |
123. | Zeyd Bin Sabit Civil Institution | Ų ØĪØģØģØĐ ØēŲØŊ ØĻŲ ØŦاØĻØŠ اŲØĢŲŲŲØĐ |
124. | ZIDNE | ØēØŊŲŲ ØđŲŲ ا |