Humanitarian aid convoy, consisting of 27 trucks, sent by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to Ayn al-Arab, a district in northern Syria under the occupation of the YPG-SDF terrorist organization, depart from Aleppo, Syria on February 23, 2026. [Bakr Al Kasem – Anadolu Agency]
More than 15 million people in Syria will require humanitarian assistance this year, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.
“Humanitarian needs remain significant,” Tom Fletcher said at a Security Council meeting.
“About two thirds of the population, over 15 million people, most of them women, girls, and children, require help this year,” he said.
Fletcher stressed that women and children remain particularly vulnerable after years of conflict, displacement, and economic collapse.
