13m Syrians food insecure, UN warns

Members of the Turkish Red Crescent distribute aid parcels after the opening ceremony of the new delegation office in the Syrian capital Damascus on December 21, 2024. [Nur Ziadeh – Anadolu Agency]

Syria’s humanitarian situation, even after recent improvements, is still dire, UN emergency relief coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said Wednesday, Turkish daily, Daily Sabah reports.

According to the report, in an address to the UN Security Council in New York, Fletcher said security had remained steady since the overthrow of the long-time dictator, Bashar Assad, early December and millions of people had resumed receiving aid, but that more support is needed.

‘Nearly 13 million Syrians are still acutely food insecure,’ Fletcher told.

US, UK, French, Italian and German foreign ministers are due to gather in Rome Thursday night.

Talks in the five big NATO nations – the Quint – that the Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, is hosting will be focused on the Middle East.

One representative will go to the meeting on behalf of German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock.

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