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Statement by Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis All parties in Syria must ensure access to health for all during the COVID-19 crisis and take clear steps to end attacks on healthcare [EN/AR] Format On this World Health Day, we reflect on two tragic realities in Syria: a healthcare system weakened by ten years of conflict and a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is further pushing the healthcare system to a breaking point. The implications for the people of Syria are catastrophic. The strain on the healthcare system caused by COVID-19 in Syria is contributi...

Introduction The Syrian conflict has entered its tenth year, with a devastating humanitarian and economic toll: the death of 384,000-593,000 people as of December 2020; the forced displacement of an estimated 13.5 million people, almost half of whom are displaced internally, struggling to survive; economic loss of $428 billion from 2011 to 2018 (six times the GDP in 2010); depreciation of the Syrian lira (now 13 times less valuable than before the conflict); high unemployment; the destruction of physical property, including homes, infrastructure, hospitals, schools; and the reality of 90% of ...

Lessons of Syria Senator Richard Black spoke to the Schiller Institute’s conference, “The World at a Crossroad: Two Months into the New Administration,” on the March 21 panel, “Southwest Asia: Pivot for War, or Peaceful Development with the New Silk Road.” Sen. Richard H. Black Moderator: Now we are going to go to the United States. Former Virginia State Senator Richard Black, who is also a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he served in the Marines, and then became Judge Advocate General for the Army at the Pentagon. He is extremely knowledgeable about Syria, in particular. And what...

Homepage | News & Events | U.S. and partners seek to deter human rights violations The United States is working with international partners to defend human rights worldwide as authoritarian regimes step up repression amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Standing for people’s freedom and dignity honors America’s most sacred values,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said March 30, announcing the release of the  2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. “At our best, we stand for freedom and justice for all. Not just here at home, but around the world.” The reports, issued ...

January 14, 2021 A member of the medical staff of Al-Assad University Hospital in Damascus, puts on protective gloves at the special department designated for the testing of people with symptoms of the COVID-19, 15/4/2020 (AFP) AMMAN, BEIRUT — Syria is not faring well in the race to procure the COVID-19 vaccine. While 30 million people have already been vaccinated in 50 countries, the vaccine is expected to arrive in Syria by April, or at the latest by June.  On Tuesday, the Syrian government agreed on the distribution mechanism of the vaccine, but details have not yet surfaced. Ahead of t...