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UN: Syria response short of funds as humanitarian needs rise; more than a million reached in May
Summary
UN agencies said they reached more than one million people in Syria in May via cross-border deliveries from Türkiye but warned that the Syria humanitarian response plan is far underfunded.
UN humanitarian officials said they continue to deliver aid across Syria despite a strained funding environment but warned the response plan remains severely underfunded.
The spokesperson said humanitarian partners are reaching nearly 2.5 million people per month and that since the start of the year some 1,185 trucks carrying supplies have crossed from Türkiye into Syria — about six times the number during the same period last year. In May, assistance benefited more than one million people, the UN said.
UN officials told the briefing that nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian and health support and that the country’s health system remains under severe strain, with limited essential medicines and high risks of disease outbreaks in overcrowded shelters. The UN also said explosive remnants of war and unexploded ordnance continue to endanger civilians.
Since Dec. 8 of last year, the spokesperson said roughly 1,000 casualties have been reported (about 400 deaths and 600 injuries), with children representing more than a third of those casualties. The Syrian humanitarian response plan requires about $2 billion through June to support 8 million people in need; the UN said the plan has received only about 11% of the requested funding, leaving an urgent shortfall.
