water crisis in Syria

Simav Hesen, QAMISHLI — Up until March 2023, Marwa, 30, had a routine. Every week, she and her sister took turns collecting water from a public tank in Hasakah city’s…

Hepatitis continues to spread in Daraa governorate, southern Syria. The polluted drinking water is to blame, and the situation is exacerbated by the Syrian government’s (GOS) negligence, the healthcare system’s…

On 16 November 2023, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), in cooperation with Synergy Association for Victims, Justice for Life (JFL), and Humanitarian and Development Cooperation (HDC), held a ZOOM panel discussion titled “The Journey…

Executive Summary In conflict zones, potential disruptions in public service systems and weak State performance tend to have various ramifications for the population. In addition to limited access to a…

2023 UN General Assembly First Committee – Civil Society Segment Delivered by Ms. Brittany Roser (PAX) on behalf of 22 organizations Honorable Chair, distinguished delegates, In 2023, conflict-linked environmental degradation…

The regions of northeast Syria are experiencing the worst drought in nearly 70 years, primarily due to climate change, reduced rainfall, and rising temperatures. Additionally, using water as a weapon…

Like north-eastern Syria, al-Bab city, north of Aleppo, is in the throes of an acute water crisis. In June 2023, the city’s residents held a protest under the slogan al-Bab ‘Atsha (al-Bab’s…

This submission is addressed to the honoured: Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation; Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons; Special…

 We, the undersigned group of civil society organisations (NGOs) working on the environment, climate and conflict nexus, welcome the focus of the Sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6)…