Policy Briefs & Reports
UNSC resolution on border crossing to northwest Syria – failure to renew in January 2023 will lead to a worsening public health crisis
The fractured political and healthcare structures in Syria have left millions deprived of essential needs, including food, water, shelter, and healthcare services. Since 2014, United Nations (UN) cross-border mechanisms
The Syria Public Health Network urges member states of the UNSC to renew Resolution 2585: a statement on the UNSC’s vote on cross-border aid to northwest Syria
This week, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will vote to renew Resolution 2585. This resolution was originally adopted in July 2021 with a unanimous vote and keeps Bab
Policy Report: Responsibility to Protect: Syrian Healthcare Workers in the Face of COVID-19 (February 2021)
Summary: Attacks on healthcare and healthcare workers (HCWs) have been a hallmark of the Syrian conflict in direct contravention of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions. This has
Impact Of COVID-19 On Forcibly Displaced Persons Inside Syria
Over nine years of protracted and violent conflict in Syria has decimated its health system,killed an estimated 586,000 people and forcibly displaced more than half the 22 million pre-war
COVID-19 situation in Syria and possible policy responses
Aim: The aim of this policy report is to summarise key aspects relating to the COVID-19 response across Syria, documenting existing vulnerabilities and proposing locally appropriate policy recommendations. This
North west Syria: Humanitarian Catastrophe
Background: recent developments in north west Syria1 1. North west Syria (an area of 6000 square kilometres) includes Idlib governorate and rural Aleppo; it contains an estimated 3.7 million
Refugees, healthcare and crises: informal Syrian health workers in Lebanon
In Syria, seven years of conflict has been catastrophic. Thousands of qualified doctors and health workers have left since 2011. In neighbouring countries, informal employment among displaced Syrian health
Syrian health workers in Lebanon: supporting an informal workforce in crisis
Syria’s health professionals have been displaced to neighbouring countries including Jordan and Lebanon since the devastating civil war began in 2011. Our mixed-methods research focused on Lebanon, exploring the