Deteriorating humanitarian situation in NE, Syria camps due to negligence of UN
The conditions of the IDPs are getting worse, in light of the failure of United Nations organizations to provide support to thousands of families in 111 random and organized camps in North and East Syria.
More than 25 displaced families from the Syrian regions live in difficult conditions in the north-eastern region of Syria in 111 random and organized camps, lacking sufficient aid after the World Food Program and the World Health Organization issued a suspension of humanitarian and relief aid to the camps, which negatively affects their basic rights.
This cessation of aid came in conjunction with the urgent need to secure adequate shelter, adequate sanitation, and adequate access to food, clean drinking water, health care, and education.
The assistance provided by United Nations agencies to the camps in the areas of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria varies from one camp to another, leaving some of them without sufficient or continuous assistance.
Although some international organizations provide limited assistance, multiple gaps have led to the deterioration of health and hygiene services and shortages of basic items during periods of extreme heat and cold. This raises concerns about the extent of assistance for displaced people.
At a time when the Autonomous Administration cannot bear all the needs of the displaced and the camps have reached their maximum capacity, especially since the Turkish attacks on the infrastructure in North and East Syria and their targeting of the water, gas and electricity stations that supplied the camps led to aggravation of the crisis and the situation even more.
41 random and organized camps in Manbij canton
There are 41 camps in Manbij Canton, two of which are organized and 39 random camps distributed across the countryside of Manbij Canton, and they include 2,584 families distributed among these camps, most of which are from areas controlled by the Damascus government, the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Safira, al-Bab, Deir Hafir, and Maskanah in Homs.
IDP from Deir Hafer in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Darwish Ali al-Jassem, a resident of the new eastern Rasm al-Akhdar camp, told ANHA's agency, “The situation is unacceptable in the camp with regard to infrastructure and other things. The school does not have a full staff, and there is a dispensary to treat patients, we can hardly find medicine in it, and the dispensary cannot accommodate all this population density.”
Al-Jassim explained, "The tents are worn out. They have not been replaced for 4 years, and we suffer greatly from them. They do not protect against the heat of summer or the cold of winter. The curtains are worn out and cannot protect us during rain and cold, and most residents cannot replace them due to their high prices and their inability to buy them, in addition to the spread of diseases due to cold waves and humidity.”
11 camps in Tabqa
The number of camps in Tabqa Canton is 11, two of which are organized and 9 are random, and they include 4,136 families.
The displaced person from the city of Hama, Miteb al-Zalifan, who lives in the Tuwayhinah camp, said about the conditions in the Tuwayhinah camp, saying: “We suffer greatly from a lack of food supplies, the absence of fixed medical points, and a shortage of medicines, especially chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Al-Zalifan called on “international organizations concerned with human rights to provide adequate supplies for camp residents, including tents, food baskets, and cleaning supplies. He also called on the Democratic Autonomous Administration to increase bread supply and install medical points within the camp 24 hours a day.”
9 camps in Deir ez-Zor
There are 9 random camps in Deir ez-Zor Canton and two organized camps. The number of families in these camps reached 6,077 families distributed throughout the countryside of Deir ez-Zor province.
Our agency met Khazna al-Fayyad, a woman displaced from areas controlled by the Damascus government in Deir ez-Zor, and one of the residents of the Safira informal camp in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, who said: “We have been displaced for six years and the situation has begun to get worse compared to before, but now we suffer from a scarcity of necessary services.”
Khazna al-Fayyad hopes that “the conditions in the camp will improve,” stressing the necessity of providing educational centers inside the camp to ensure access to education for all children.
50 camps in Raqqa
There are 50 random camps in Raqqa Canton, distributed in the countryside of Raqqa Canton and containing 13,000 families. They suffer from difficult humanitarian conditions inside the camps in light of the scarce support from international organizations in the region. The Democratic Civil Administration in Raqqa Canton seeks to find an alternative and secure the needs of the camp residents.
AANES' efforts
To talk about the conditions of the camps, ways to find solutions to improve them, and ways for the displaced to return to their areas in ways that guarantee their rights, the joint head of the Office of Affairs and Displaced Persons in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Sheikhmus Ahmed, told ANHA's agency: “The camps in the regions of North and East Syria are suffering from difficult conditions in light of the inaction of the United Nations, and its announcement of cutting off the provision of humanitarian and health aid, and also with the World Food Program ceasing to provide support to the camps, and the World Health Organization also officially announced its reduction and cessation of support for the camps in terms of health.”
Al-Ahmad noted, "The Turkish bombing of infrastructure and its destruction of electricity, water, gas, and oil stations led to a reduction in support for these camps and the worsening of the crisis there, especially with the onset of the summer season."
Al-Ahmad explained, "The Autonomous Administration seeks, in accordance with humanitarian standards, the safe and dignified return of all IDPs and refugees who were displaced by force of arms during conflicts by the Turkish occupation and all those displaced from inside Syria as a result of the ongoing war."
Al-Ahmad stated, "On this basis, the Autonomous Administration is coordinating with all humanitarian and human rights organizations regarding the return of all IDPs and refugees to their areas for a safe and dignified return within a political settlement for them. We in the Autonomous Administration are removing these displaced people from the camps and trying to integrate them with society and rely on themselves to find livelihoods that enable them to live outside these camps.
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ANHA
