"HUMANITARIAN CRISIS"

Shelling and clashes in northern Syria on the border with Turkey continue to cause hundreds of people to flee, the UN said, despite a cessation of hostilities deal between Turkish forces and Syrian-backed Kurdish military. UNTV CH

Amid ‘positive indications’, warring parties in Yemen must stop hostilities, restart talks to end world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Special Envoy tells Security Council at 8642nd meeting.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said there were signs of hope for the Yemeni people, but these are fragile and in need of our diligent care and attention. UNIFEED

After a closed-door meeting on Syria held on Wednesday, the UN Security Council issued a statement in which it “expressed deep concern over the risk of the dispersion of terrorists from UN designated groups including ISIL,” and it is also “very concerned over the risk of further deterioration of the humanitarian situation,” amid Turkey’s offensive into northeast Syria. UNIFEED

United Nations peacekeeping operation in Haiti closes amid growing political, security challenges, top peace official tells Security Council at 8641st meeting.

World Food Programme (WFP) is deeply concerned about the safety of civilians caught up in the violence as military operations continue across northeastern Syria, around the towns of Ras al-Ayn in Hasakeh and Tell Abyad in Raqqa. WFP

Amid ongoing fighting in northern Syria and disturbing reports that extrajudicial killings have been streamed online, the United Nations and their partners are continuing to deliver humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence, UN agencies stressed on Tuesday. UNTV CH

UN chief António Guterres is “gravely concerned” over the military developments in northeast Syria and stressed that any military operation “must fully respect international law, including the UN Charter and international humanitarian law”, according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies said on Friday, amid fears of another “humanitarian catastrophe” in the war-torn country. UNTV CH

Following closed consultations by the Security Council on the situation in Syria, United States ambassador Kelly Craft said, "the US has not in any way endorsed the decision of the Government of Turkey to mount a military incursion into northeast Syria," adding that Turkey bears “full responsibility for protecting the Kurdish population and religious minorities including Christians.” UNIFEED