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UN official urges urgent funds and civilian protection as Syrian humanitarian needs deepen
Summary
Tom Fletcher, speaking to the Security Council, described expanded aid routes and some infrastructure repairs but warned that only 13% of a $2 billion humanitarian appeal has been funded and urged member states to convert pledges into cash to avoid life‑saving cuts.
Tom Fletcher, United Nations official, told the United Nations Security Council that Syria faces an acute humanitarian crisis and appealed for $2 billion to reach 8 million of the most vulnerable people through June.
Fletcher said funding shortfalls and operational constraints risk scaling back life‑saving services, even as some security and access improvements have allowed a modest expansion of aid deliveries and repairs to essential infrastructure.
Fletcher said the United Nations has increased cross‑border deliveries since the start of the year, using Taqiyah and other routes and receiving extended permission from interim authorities to use the Baba Salam and Arayi crossings. He said the office is working with interim authorities to streamline procedures and address liquidity challenges to make deliveries more efficient.
“We are making progress with thanks to the teams on the ground and those who back us on a scaled up ambitious humanitarian response,” Fletcher said, citing expanded routes and operational…
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