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Syrian Arab Republic: UN-led inter-agency special relief convoys into hot-spot areas (as of 31 October 2013) 34 UN-led UN-led inter-agency special relief convoys (1 January - 31 October 2013) TURKEY 2.43 million beneficiaries reached from January till October 2013 Aleppo H! Idleb** Ar-Raqqa UN-led inter-agency special relief convoys are primarily but not exclusively, accompanied by international UN staff. The convoys target H! Al-Hasakeh hot-spot areas, seeking to reach people in urgent need of life-saving humanitarian assistance. Convoys enhance humanitarian access ! H! H through negotiations with actors on the ground and the establishment of by-pass routes. Once access into hot-spot areas has been Aleppo Ar-Raqqa Deir-ez-Zor established, agencies have been able to provide additional assistance !H Idleb through regular programme delivery. Lattakia Hama H! Hama Convoys indicated on this map do not include assistance delivered H! through regular assistance programmes by the UN and humanitarian MediterraneanTartous Sea partners. Such programme activity ensures assistance delivery to H! Deir-ez-Zor people in all 14 governorates of Syria, including regular food H! Homs* assistance. UN-led convoys include: Logistics Cluster, UNDSS, OCHA, UNHCR, Homs WFP, UNICEF, UNRWA, UNFPA, WHO, UNDP, IOM, IMC, PU and IRAQ SARC. The routes indicated on this map are only approximate. En LEBANON route, convoys encountered and passed dozens of checkpoints manned by Government forces or armed opposition groups. Rural Damascus 16 Damascus Rural Damascus Convoys to opposition-controlled areas H! Dar’a 34 Quneitra Convoys crossed As-Sweida conflict lines 18 H! Convoys to Government-opposition UNDOF area JORDAN !H 39 contested areas of separation Dar’a Convoys Moadhamiyeh (Rural Damascus) Convoys to these locations are Nabek/Der Atieh (Rural Damascus) currently on hold for security 5 Ar-Rastan (Homs) reasons and/or pending approval. Pending convoys Qah (Idleb) Clash areas (1-22 October 2013) Accompanied convoy Unaccompanied convoy Eastern Ghouta Convoy departure point UN staff + supplies only supplies Clash areas (January - September 2013) Creation date: 3 November 2013 Source: OCHA Feedback: [email protected] * Convoys to Talbiseh, Al Qaryatayn,Tir-Mallah, Al-Ghanto, Houla, Krad Dasnin, Al-Rastan and Sadad. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official ** Convoy to Idleb included two convoys to Qah and Karameh, Bab el Hawa and one convoy to Sarmeen. endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations..

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