U.N. official calls on focusing on early recovery in Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – United Nations (U.N.) Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Adam Abdelmoula urged on Monday to focus on early recovery for Syria to bring aid dependence to an end.
In a visit he paid to Syria, Abdelmoula said, “…, needs increase and funding decreases,” adding that they need to do things differently and focus on early recovery to break the cycle of aid dependency.
Abdelmoula visited the cities of Qamishli and Hasakah in northeast Syria and met with “partners providing much-needed humanitarian support to the people in need.”
He expressed his hope in seeing efforts in Qamishli “to ensure the most vulnerable people are not forgotten.”
“The crisis in Syria has reached unprecedented levels and we must continue to work tirelessly in support of the people of this country,” the U.N. official added.
Abdelmoula indicated that the water crisis in Hasakah is “endangering the lives of millions of vulnerable people.”
“One thing is clear,” he said. “With resources dwindling and people’s needs rising, we must leave behind the outdated ways of working.”
The U.N. coordinator met with Hasakah Governor, Louay Sayyouh, and discussed humanitarian affairs in Hasakah.
Sayyouh noted to the urgent needs of Hasakah, “most notably shortage of drinking water and suffering of people, in light of the continued cutting off drinking water to one million citizens by Turkish occupation,” Syria’s state-run news agency SANA reported.