Source: World Food Programme, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster
Country: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey
Highlights
- The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) delivered two sessions of Let’s Comm training in October 2016 to 28 inter-agency participants in Damascus.
- Approval from local authorities was granted to import Information Technology (IT) and telecommunications equipment into Syria.
- A radio repeater was installed in Aleppo in the last week of October increasing security communications coverage to support humanitarians carry out their lifesaving activities in a safe manner.
Situation Overview
During the last five months, ETC activities in Syria continue slowly due to context on the ground. The situation in eastern Aleppo City remains desperate for an estimated 250,000 to 275,000 people who have not been reached by United Nations (UN) humanitarian assistance since 7 July 2016. While western Aleppo is accessible to humanitarian partners, the security situation continues to deteriorate, placing an estimated 1.4 million civilians at risk of death and injury.
On 17 October it was announced a pause in hostilities to proceed with medical evaluations from eastern Aleppo City but the shelling and airstrikes resumed on 22 October. Since then, hostilities in both east and west Aleppo have intensified.