Damascus (ICRC) — Our teams in Syria, including in Damascus, have been closely monitoring the fast-evolving security and humanitarian situation in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC).
The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) is responding wherever possible, with further efforts underway, as hundreds of thousands of people need care and humanitarian assistance. We call on all parties to urgently enable safe and unhindered access for medical and humanitarian workers to reach those in need, to protect civilians, and to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law.
Since 1967, the ICRC has served communities in Syria. Helping those in need remains our priority today.
For more information, please contact:
Suhair Zakkout, ICRC Damascus, email szakkout@icrc.org, tel: +963 930 336 718
Alyona Synenko, ICRC Beirut, email asynenko@icrc.org, tel: +961 81 569 718
Christian Cardon, ICRC Geneva, email ccardon@icrc.org; tel: +41 79 574 05 64,
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Source : Icrc
