Statement on the Humanitarian Situation in Southern Syria
August 5, 2021 Washington, D.C.- In recent weeks, the collapse of the reconciliation agreement signed in 2018 had led to...
UN Security Council: Reauthorize Syria Cross-Border Aid to Northwest Syria
July 9, 2021 Washington, D.C.- Today, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to reauthorize the Syria cross-border aid mechanism to...
SAMS Calls for the Renewal of Syria’s Last Cross-Border Aid Lifeline
In 2015, the UN Security Council passed a resolution that established Syria’s cross-border aid mechanism. Since then, humanitarian assistance and...
Open Letter to UN Security Council Ambassadors regarding the upcoming vote on the cross-border resolution
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2021- The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution,...
Two staff killed, eleven injured in an attack on al-Shifaa Hospital in Afrin
Washington, DC, June 12, 2021– At approximately 7:15 PM Syria local time today, SAMS-supported Al-Shifaa Hospital in Afrin, Syria was...
Over 1 million people at risk of hunger in Syria if cross-border aid resolution not renewed, say aid groups
Washington, DC, June 10, 2021 – Aid agencies are warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe if the UN Security Council fails...
Open Letter to WHO Director-General Concerning the Election of the Government of Syria to the WHO Executive Board
June 3, 2021 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 1202 Geneva Switzerland Dear Dr. Adhanom...
Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2286
For Immediate Release May 3, 2021 Washington, D.C.- Today marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council...
Following Yesterday’s Hospital Attack, SAMS Warns of Escalation in Violence
March 22, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Yesterday’s heinous attack on SAMS-supported Al-Atareb Hospital in Western Aleppo, which killed 7 patients...
Five SAMS Medical Staff Injured in Artillery Attack on Al-Atareb Surgical Hospital
March 21, 2021 Washington, D.C.- Earlier today, at 8:20 AM local time, 3 artillery strikes targeted the SAMS-supported Al-Atareb Surgical...
Crisis in Syria: 10 Years On
Ten years ago, a conflict broke out in Syria that continues to this day, sparking one of the worst humanitarian...
