Cholera spreads in all 14 governorates in Syria: UN
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN has warned that cholera is rapidly spreading throughout Syria and asked for $34.4 million for a three-month response plan.
The money is needed to assist more than 160,000 people with health services and 5 million with water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance.
“More than 24,000 suspected cholera cases have been reported and cases have been confirmed now in all 14 governorates. At least 80 people have died so far,” UN humanitarian official Reena Ghelani told the Security Council.
She said millions across the war-torn country face severe water shortages.
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen also briefed the Council and said the political process has not yet delivered for the Syrian people and they continue to suffer.
“The key Syrian and international stakeholders need to rebuild their confidence that cooperation on Syria is possible, that the other side is willing and able to deliver, and that Syria can be firewalled from other conflicts,” he said. ”That confidence can only be built by concrete actions. To serve that purpose, initial steps must be precise, reciprocal, verifiable, and implemented in parallel — and address daily concerns of the Syrian people.”
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million have been displaced, according to the UN.
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