IDP camps witness sever lack of basic needs, Syria’s AANES
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – IDP camps are facing sever lack of basic needs in light of the limited capabilities of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) to increase the support, an official of the AANES said on Monday.
Yesterday, the IDPs and Refugees Affairs Office of the AANES held its annual meeting in the building of the Executive Council in Raqqa with the attendance of administrators of the camps.
During the meeting, the participants discussed obstacles and difficulties that curb the efforts to meet the needs of the IDPs residing in the camps despite the AANES’ attempts to increase the support according to the available limited capabilities.
“The IDPs in camps are facing severe shortage regarding their basic needs in light of the limited capabilities of the AANES that curb the efforts paid to secure the required support,” co-chair of the Social Affairs and Labor Board, Hevin Ismail, said.
“The AANES shows notable concern to make IDPs’ ends meet and secure their basics making this a priority on its agenda for 2022,” Ismail added.
Meanwhile, the closure of al-Ya’rubiyah/Tel Kocher border crossing with Iraq worsened the conditions in areas of northeast Syria, she noted.
In July 2020, the al-Ya’rubiyah/Tel Kocher crossing was closed to UN humanitarian access to north and east Syria due to the veto of Russia and China, which exacerbated the challenges facing the region, according to civil organizations.
There are 16 IDP camps under the AANES’ supervision that house about 150,000 people, in addition to dozens of squatter camps in the countryside of Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Tabqa and Manbij, whose residents suffer in light of their needs to “aid and winter requirements.”