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Geneva: The humanitarian crisis in north-west Syria has reached a horrifying stage as fleeing civilians are attacked by government forces, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday, calling for the establishment of humanitarian corridors.
The UN estimates that more than 900,000 people have been uprooted in the region since the start of December, representing the largest displacement since the conflict started in 2011.
Since the start of the year, nearly 300 civilians have been killed in the violence, 93 per cent of them caused by the army and its allies, according to the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva.
“No shelter is now safe,” Bachelet said. “And as the government offensive continues and people are forced into smaller and smaller pockets, I fear even more people will be killed.” The Syrian government and its allies should allow corridors into the conflict zones, so that civilians can pass through safely, the former Chilean president demanded.
Camps of displaced people have been repeatedly hit by government strikes. Last Friday and Saturday, one man was killed and six other civilians were wounded in such attacks.
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF, meanwhile, said that since the beginning of the year 77 children were confirmed to have been killed or injured due to the escalation of violence in north-western Syria. (DPA)
The UN estimates that more than 900,000 people have been uprooted in the region since the start of December, representing the largest displacement since the conflict started in 2011.
Since the start of the year, nearly 300 civilians have been killed in the violence, 93 per cent of them caused by the army and its allies, according to the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva.
“No shelter is now safe,” Bachelet said. “And as the government offensive continues and people are forced into smaller and smaller pockets, I fear even more people will be killed.” The Syrian government and its allies should allow corridors into the conflict zones, so that civilians can pass through safely, the former Chilean president demanded.
Camps of displaced people have been repeatedly hit by government strikes. Last Friday and Saturday, one man was killed and six other civilians were wounded in such attacks.
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF, meanwhile, said that since the beginning of the year 77 children were confirmed to have been killed or injured due to the escalation of violence in north-western Syria. (DPA)
