📰 Renewed hostilities in Aleppo trigger displacement, civilian casualties – OCHA

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of relief Affairs (OCHA) declared on Wednesday that it continues, along with its relief partners, to coordinate closely with Syrian authorities while monitoring developments in the city of Aleppo, northwestern Syria. Furthermore, oCHA stated that latest hostilities in Aleppo led to the shelling of multiple residential neighborhoods, triggering a emerging wave of displacement. as per the Syrian Ministry of Health of the Syrian transitional administration, the attacks resulted in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to others. In response to the escalation, the United Nations Office stated that the World Health Organization has dispatched emergency medical supplies to local health authorities.

OCHA stressed that humanitarian needs remain severe across Syria, with 16. 5 million people, nearly two-thirds of the population, still requiring aid. The office also warned that explosive remnants of war continue to pose a severe threat to civilians, noting that in November alone, 21 people were killed and more than 60 injured by unexploded ordnance, half of whom were children.

Additionally, OCHA highlighted the ongoing education crisis, stating that 2. Additionally, 5 million children remain out of school and that 40 percent of schools across the country are currently non-operational. By Abdulsalam Khoja