The Office of Humanitarian Assistance said that three people died as a result of a landmine explosion; several schools were destroyed in bombings over the weekend; a lack of funds is also harming Syrian refugee families in Lebanon and Jordan.
The Office of Humanitarian Assistance said that three people died as a result of a landmine explosion; several schools were destroyed in bombings over the weekend; a lack of funds is also harming Syrian refugee families in Lebanon and Jordan.
Edgard Júnior, UN News in New York.
The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Assistance, OCHA, has said that it is deeply concerned about the safety and security of more than 400,000 people living in the Raqqa region of Syria.
According to the UN agency, men, women and children are exposed to daily fighting and bombing.
Explosion
Last weekend, three internally displaced people, including a pregnant woman, died as a result of a landmine explosion. Two schools were destroyed in air strikes.
Since May 1, more than 160,000 people have been displaced in the region, 82,000 in Ar-Raqqa, 37,000 in Aleppo, more than 33,000 in Idleb and the rest in Hama, Deir-ez-Zor and Homs.
Ocha has also registered the return of approximately 4,000 people to calmer areas at this time.
Access
The UN has asked the parties to the conflict for unconditional and unhindered access to more than 4.5 million people who are in besieged or hard-to-reach areas across the country.
The United Nations Refugee Agency has warned that the lack of funds is putting more than 60,000 Syrian refugee families living in Lebanon and Jordan at risk.
According to UNHCR, 70% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living below the poverty line. In Geneva, spokesman Andrej Mahecic said that for many families, "the money received as aid is the only means to buy food and medicine".
He said that "without these funds, some of the families will stop receiving the benefit as of July".
UNHCR needs almost US$ 190 million to cover assistance programs in Lebanon and Jordan, where more than 1.6 million Syrian refugees live.
Source: UN Radio