UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O’Pederson on Sunday statement It said that the escalation of fighting in Aleppo province has spread to parts of Idlib and Hama provinces and that the fighting has made the situation unstable and unpredictable.
Pedersen expressed deep concern about rapid changes in the border area, including the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a Security Council-designated terrorist group, and an increase in government airstrikes.
“In a country that has been grappling with war and conflict for almost 14 years, recent developments pose serious risks to civilians and have serious implications for regional and international peace and security,” he said.
He stressed the urgent need to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure and called on all parties to uphold international law.
The Special Envoy said, “What we are seeing happening in Syria is emblematic of the collective failure for many years to establish the conditions clearly required, and that is – Security Council Resolution 2254. (2015) “A real political process. to implement.”
A deepening humanitarian crisis
Meanwhile, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Adam Abdelmoula also drew attention to the serious humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, where the escalation of violence since November 27 has claimed the lives of many people, including women and children, displaced families and essential services.
He described the situation as “tragic” and called on all parties to the war to immediately end the conflict and prioritize the protection of civilians, including the safety of aid workers.
“The Syrian people must not suffer any more and we call on them to be given the opportunity to negotiate,” he said.
Thousands of people have been displaced due to the violence
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that the violence in Aleppo is forcing thousands of people to flee, many of them taking refuge in safe open areas.
The main M-5 Damascus-Aleppo highway between Sarqab city (Idlib) and Aleppo is closed to traffic.
A curfew was imposed in the city of Aleppo on Friday and Saturday, and all public facilities, including universities and schools, were suspended.
Hospitals are said to be overflowing with injured people, while banks and automated teller machines (ATMs) are running out of cash.
Adam Abdelmoula said, “This latest escalation in fighting comes at a time when countless people have been forced to flee their homes and livelihoods, many of whom have already suffered the trauma of displacement and now have to be displaced again.
Adam Abdelmoula pointed out the gravity of the protracted crisis, saying that before the arrival of more than half a million people and refugees from Lebanon since September, more than 16.7 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance.
“This recent increase in violence is putting more lives at risk, which now urgently need to be saved,” he said.