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UN deputy Syria coordinator says his post will be abolished as cross-border role ends; funding, access remain urgent issues
Summary
David Carden, the United Nations deputy regional humanitarian coordinator based in Gaziantep, said his post will be abolished as UN coordination shifts to Damascus. He warned of severe funding shortfalls, service suspensions in camps, and ongoing displacement even as some returns begin.
David Carden, the United Nations deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for Syria, told a UN noon briefing from Gaziantep that his post will be officially abolished "as of tomorrow" as the UN moves to a unified coordination structure led from Damascus.
Carden said the change is part of the UN—s transition "to a new Syria" and an effort to "streamline the coordinated response under the leadership of Damascus." He described a decade-long cross-border operation from Gaziantep that has delivered food, medical supplies and shelters to millions of Syrians since 02/2014, including more than 62,000 trucks of aid and nearly 936 trucks so far this year.
Why it matters: Carden said the humanitarian needs remain acute even as some violence subsides and return movements begin. He warned that funding is critically low and that the shift in coordination could change how aid is processed and delivered in practice.
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