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Fact Sheet - No. 8: United Nations cross-border operations from Jordan to Syria (as of 26 February 2015) UN Security Council Resolution 2165/2191 Through the unanimous adoption of resolutions 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014), until 10 January 2016, the UN Security Council has authorized UN agencies and their partners to use routes across conflict lines and the border crossings at Bab al-Salam, Bab al-Hawa, Al Yarubiyah and Al-Ramtha, with Jordan, to deliver humanitarian assistance, including medical and surgical supplies, to people in need in Syria. In accordance with the resolutions, the government of Syria is notified in advance of each shipment and a UN monitoring mechanism has been established to oversee loading in neighboring countries and confirm the humanitarian nature of consignments. Sector Classifications Number of beneficiaries reached in February 2015 Number of Beneficiaries reached since 14 July 2014 Food: food baskets Education WASH 40 0 NFIs: dignity kits, blankets, jerry cans, kitchen sets, sleeping mats, mattresses, winterization Food kits, tarpaulins Health 76,250 ö 68,080 237,500 182,590 75,000 WASH: basic water kits for families, water purification tablets, hygiene kits for families and 9.6% 8.6% babies, sanitary napkins, diapers 29.9% 323 98 51.9% Health: emergency health kits, surgical kits, reproductive health kits, midwifery kits, medical Trucks Trucks consumables 411,944 6 Quatana 3 Dhameer Agencies Agencies Education: recreational kits NFI Duma Qatana Beneficiaries Assisted To date, the UN and its implementing partners have assisted 650,664 people in need in Dar’a LEBANON Bait Jan Rural Ghizlaniyyeh Kisweh governorate, adjacent to the Jordanian border, including 62,715 people in northernmost Damascus As-Sanamayn district, 144,015 people in Izra’ district, and 443,934 in Dar’a district, adjacent Sa'sa' to the Jordanian border. The UN and its partners also assisted 143,510 people in need in Khan Quneitra governorate, including 115,510 in Quneitra district and 28,000 in Al Fiq district. Arnaba Masaada (6,484) Ghabagheb Recent months have seen the UN scale up its operations and this momentum was maintained ö (13,420) Quneitra Masmiyyeh Quneitra (7,455) throughout February. Indeed, in February, the UN and its partners delivered NFI assistance to e n (4,833) i t As-Sanamayn s Little e 182,590 people in need and food rations to 75,000 people in need, with a total of 98 trucks l 115,510 a 62,715 Sura P e t crossing Al-Ramtha border point to deliver humanitarian assistance to southern Syria. a d As ö n a Quneitra Sanamayn m r (43,685) e m r Al-Khashniyyeh Potential gaps o f f (15,390) o Shahba y Jasim r Al-Butayhah AnSh aongoingqa government offensive to retake several strategic locations in north-west Dar’a a d (36,900) n u o ö Ariqa governorate has generated the largest displacement in southern Syria in more than eight B Izra' ö Izra' months. It is estimated that, since the start of February, some 50,000 people have been newly 144,015 (32,065) Al Nawa 28,000 Shahba or secondarily displaced from Kafer Nassij, Deir al-Eladas, Kafr Shams, Aqraba and surround- Fiq (25,128) Sheikh Fiq Tassil ing areas to areas to the south and west, including Jasim, Nimer, and al-Hara, Dar’a Gover- (1,838) Miskine (13,925) (775) Mazra'a norate, and Breiqa, Bir Ajam, Qarqas, Sayda, and al-Amal camp, Quneitra Governorate. Many Ash-Shajara Dar’a of these IDPs, who are residing in a combination of schools and informal settlements, urgently (26,583) Da'el As-Sweida Mashnaf (15,450) Hrak require food, water, and winterization assistance. (12,080) Mzeireb (47,650) Kherbet ö Ghazala ] Dar'a (17,500) Shipment History As-Sweida Tal The first UN shipment from Jordan crossed on 6 August 2014, twenty three days after resolu- JORDAN 443,934 Mseifra Shihab (17,640) tion 2165 was adopted, bringing food, NFIs, and WASH supplies to people in need. Dar'a Legend ] (59,800) Total Beneficiaries Dar'a To date, 22 convoysMilh have crossed Al-Ramtha (consisting of 323 trucks), bringing humanitari- 0 - 40,000 Jizeh an supplies from UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO and IOM to people in need in Dar’a ] ] Qarayya 40,001 - 80,000 (11,150) andSalkhad Quneitra governorates. 80,001 - 120,000 Al Nasib Busra 120,001 - 160,000 Esh-Sham (7,010) > 160,000 Salkhad Next Planned Shipment (XX) PiN (as of Jan 2015) Thibeen The next shipment is scheduled to take place on 4 March 2015. Gharyeh.
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