Humanitarian partners reported that two babies died from extreme cold in the Harim area of northern Idleb.
About 5,000 shelters were partially or completely damaged, exposing families to freezing temperatures and putting them at increased risk of hypothermia and respiratory illness.
Fuel supplies are dwindling
Conditions continue to deteriorate as fuel supplies run low. Displaced people sites in Al-Hasakeh city and collective shelters in Ar-Raqqa have run out of fuel after support was cut in December due to funding shortfalls.
Since the storm, relief workers have delivered stoves and fuel to more than 10,000 displaced people.
The UN estimates that $112 million is needed for life-saving winter relief in Syria through March 2026, but only $29 million has been secured, leaving a 74 percent funding gap.
Nigeria: Attacks on schools undermine the right to education
Nigeria’s top UN official called on Tuesday for stronger protection for civilians and schools that followed a wave of attacks in Niger State in the north-central part of the country.
The latest incident occurred on Saturday when more than 30 people were reportedly killed in an attack on a market in Kasuwan Daji village, located in Borgu Local Government Area (LGA).
The gunmen also kidnapped an unknown number of people and set fire to market stalls and nearby houses.
Other worrying incidents were reported elsewhere, including in Agwara LGA – where a mass kidnapping took place in November following an attack on Saint Mary’s Catholic School. More than 300 people, mostly students, were captured and later released.
Serious rights violations
“These attacks constitute serious violations of human rights, including the right to life and the protection of civilians, especially women and children, and undermine the right to education,” said Mohamed Malick Fall, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator. a statement.
“Students, schools and education staff must be protected from any form of attack. No child should ever be put at risk while pursuing their education – a fundamental right for all children.”
He recalled that the UN has reiterated the need for the implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration in Nigeria.
More than 120 countries have endorsed the 2015 Declaration, which sets out commitments to increase the protection of education against attacks and to ban the use of schools and universities for military purposes during armed conflict.
Lebanon: UN peacekeepers report more Israeli airstrikes and direct fire
Peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFILE) reported three airstrikes in their area of operations on Monday.
The mission also detected fighter aircraft activity and reported firearms and tanks from Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) positions south of the Blue Line of Separation, the peacekeeper-guarded buffer zone between Israel and Lebanon.
Holding the line
To prevent further escalation, the mission, together with the UN Special Coordinator for the Country (UNSCOL), remains in close contact with both parties.
The head of UN peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is currently in the region visiting UNIFIL headquarters and the Blue Line.
Recalling the progress made since the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants came into effect in November 2024, the UN stressed that a cessation of hostilities rather than unilateral actions should be used to ensure security on both sides of the dividing line.
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