Damascus, SANA- UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Dr. Adam Abdelmoula, said that nearly 16.5 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian aid, alongside 2.5 million returnees—both internally displaced persons and refugees returning from abroad—many of whom have lost their homes.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the conclusion of his mission, Abdelmoula noted that displacement remains one of Syria’s gravest challenges, with over 6 million people still internally displaced and more than 6 million living as refugees worldwide.
He added that about 24 percent of housing in Syria has been damaged or destroyed in recent years, while UN funding for humanitarian needs remains “extremely scarce.” To date, the 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan has received only 14 percent of the $3.2 billion required.
Abdelmoula expressed his gratitude to the Syrian government for its close and growing cooperation with UN operations in the country, stressing that the UN’s role is to support national priorities and that consultations are ongoing to enhance future plans for humanitarian response, recovery, and development.
Reflecting on his first assignment as Resident Coordinator in Syria in 2012, Abdelmoula said it was a particularly difficult period, during which he decided to suspend all development activities to ensure they would not benefit the former regime or be politically exploited.
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