United Nations: As Syrian conflict enters into 7th year, The UN refugee agency on Thursday urged international community to redouble is support to help millions of innocent civilians in the country and the region.
In an official statement, UNHRC chief, Filippo Grandi, said, “Syria is at a crossroads, unless drastic measures are taken to shore up peace and security for Syria, the situation will worsen.”
Grandi further said, “Ultimately, Syria’s conflict isn’t about numbers – it’s about people.” “Families have been torn apart, innocent civilians killed, houses destroyed, businesses and livelihoods shattered. It’s a collective failure.”
The UN is requesting fun of $8 billion this year to meet Syrians’ needs at home and in exile. This follows important commitments made at the 2016 London Conference, especially on education and livelihoods, and it is essential that these efforts are sustained.
UNHCR hopes that the recent peace initiatives will pave the way to a lasting and sustainable resolution. “Peace talks alone won’t create the conditions on the ground for refugees to be able to return,” Grandi added.
In Syria, 13.5 million need humanitarian aid; 6.3 million are displaced internally; hundreds of thousands have made perilous sea voyages seeking sanctuary.
Nearly 3 million Syrians under 5 have grown up knowing nothing but conflict; and 4.9 million – the majority women and children – are refugees in neighbouring states, placing host communities under huge strain as they shoulder the social, economic and political fallout.
