Press Releases
Press Releases
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UN Security Council: Reauthorize Syria Cross-Border Aid to N...
July 9, 2021 Washington, D.C.- Today, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to reauthorize the Syria cross-border aid mechanism to northwest Syria through the Bab al-Hawa crossing for 6 months,...
SAMS Calls for the Renewal of Syria’s Last Cross-Border Ai...
In 2015, the UN Security Council passed a resolution that established Syria’s cross-border aid mechanism. Since then, humanitarian assistance and programs have provided a vital lifeline to millions of Syrian...
Open Letter to UN Security Council Ambassadors regarding the...
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2021- The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which ensures life-saving UN aid reaches millions of Syrians in...
Two staff killed, eleven injured in an attack on al-Shifaa H...
Washington, DC, June 12, 2021- At approximately 7:15 PM Syria local time today, SAMS-supported Al-Shifaa Hospital in Afrin, Syria was directly targeted by two missiles. Initial reports from the ground...
Over 1 million people at risk of hunger in Syria if cross-bo...
Washington, DC, June 10, 2021 - Aid agencies are warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe if the UN Security Council fails to renew a resolution allowing lifesaving aid delivered cross-border to...
Open Letter to WHO Director-General Concerning the Election ...
June 3, 2021 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 1202 Geneva Switzerland Dear Dr. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, We write to you today to express our deep...
Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Adoption of UN Sec...
For Immediate Release May 3, 2021 Washington, D.C.- Today marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2286, which strongly condemned attacks on healthcare facilities and...
Following Yesterday’s Hospital Attack, SAMS Warns of Escal...
March 22, 2021 Washington, D.C. - Yesterday’s heinous attack on SAMS-supported Al-Atareb Hospital in Western Aleppo, which killed 7 patients and wounded at least 15 others, including 5 medical staff,...
Five SAMS Medical Staff Injured in Artillery Attack on Al-At...
March 21, 2021 Washington, D.C.- Earlier today, at 8:20 AM local time, 3 artillery strikes targeted the SAMS-supported Al-Atareb Surgical Hospital in western Aleppo, a major hospital in northwest Syria...
