Stephan Sakalian

Yesterday’s delivery of humanitarian aid in #Sweida by the @SYRedCrescent was a very important step towards helping people in desperate need of assistance & protection. @ICRC will continue supporting the SARC’s vital work to help all affected communities.

📍 Aleppo 🚨 3.2 million people get water from Babiri Pumping Station, which also irrigates 65,000 hectares of land in Aleppo Governorate. The @ICRC, @SYRedCrescent & local authorities urgently repaired a key transformer in this station to keep this vital system running.

#Syria: @ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Sweida and southern Syria: « Every hour lost means more suffering for families and patient desperately waiting for our aid ». icrc.org/en/news-releas…

At times when the humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating in Southern #Syria & #Sweida and when neutral & impartial humanitarian action is much needed, an important statement of the @SYRedCrescent calling for the protection of their volunteers, ambulances & buildings.

"@ICRC is deeply concerned by the latest outbreak of violence in Sweida. We urgently call on all actors involved to do everything in their power to protect the population, ensure access to health care & safeguard essential services.“ @SSakalianICRC, Head of Delegation, #Syria

We continue to coordinate with @SYRedCrescent, @ifrc & local authorities on the wildfire response in #Lattakia. Our Water & Habitat team is also monitoring any potential water & electricity damage caused & will assess the situation on the ground once the fire is contained.

Importante interview et mise en garde de notre Directeur Général, ⁦@PKraehenbuehl⁩: « Le droit international humanitaire est à l’agonie » lemonde.fr/international/…

After 14 years of armed conflict, mines & unexploded ordnances are among the gravest dangers to Syria’s civilians. They litters the countryside, maiming children and threatening farmers, returning refugees, aid workers — and the country’s recovery newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…

@ICRC_Sy was on the ground at Sednayah Prison just a few days after the takeover of Damascus by the new Syrian government. @SSakalianICRC recalls the scene on the ground in the latest episode of Intercross. bit.ly/40nhnzL

"Everything a family needs" is more than a slogan for Um Zaid. This amazing mother of 7 from Raqqa turned her love for homemade food into a thriving business — with help from @ICRC and @SyRedCrescent. Tomato paste, jams, spices & more, made with passion and purpose!

Par temps de grave sécheresse en #Syrie, les niveaux dangereusement bas dès réserves d’eau menacent tant l’agriculture dans la région d’Alep que l’accès à l’eau potable à Damas. Le #CICR fait face sur ces deux fronts. arte.tv/fr/videos/1276…

In last December, thousands of persons detained in #Syria were released, many in terrible physical & psychological conditions. 4-year-old Rima was one of them. This is how @ICRC helped her family, so she could be medically treated & reclaim her childhood icrc.org/en/article/syr…

We are heartbroken by the death of two of our dear colleagues, Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal. The ICRC reiterates its urgent call for the respect and protection of civilians in Gaza.

Establishing a mechanism for the #missing persons is the first step towards providing families in #Syria with the answers they have been waiting for too long. For families of the missing, time does not heal; answers do.

This BBC piece entitled “'This will be the work of years': The medics identifying remains from Syria's mass graves” shows the key role of forensic medicine & of @ICRC-supported Syrian Identification Centre to try to bring answers to families of #Missing. bbc.com/news/articles/…