UN IOM calls for emergency $30m to help 700,000 people in Syria
The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday, December 10, called for $30 million to help 700,000 people in northwestern Syria.
"The IOM urgently requests $30 million from the United States to assist nearly 700,000 people in northwestern Syria during the winter months following the events that led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in recent days," the organization said in a press release.
The allocated funds will be used over the next four months. They will be used to provide immediate and ongoing assistance to the most at-risk and vulnerable populations among those already displaced in northwestern Syria.
"The majority of Syrians inside the country are dependent on humanitarian assistance and the needs are increasing due to the harsh winter weather," the IOM added.
Earlier, on December 9, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had resigned as head of state after talks with the opposition and left the country, instructing a peaceful transfer of power.
On the same day, the national coalition of revolutionary and opposition forces in Syria said it was working on the formation of a transitional authority. In turn, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali said that most of the ministers of the Syrian government remain in Damascus, and he himself is ready to cooperate with any elected leadership.
Against this backdrop, the IDF announced the deployment of forces along the Syrian border to ensure the safety of communities in the Golan Heights and Israeli citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the demarcation agreement with Syria has been terminated due to the withdrawal of Syrian troops.
The situation in Syria escalated following a major attack by militias in Aleppo and Idlib that began on November 28 and led to a Syrian army response against the militants.
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