United Nations, March 28 -- Eight years ago this month, the Syria conflict began, leading to a humanitarian crisis that remains "far from over", the UN Security Council heard.
At least 11.7 million need humanitarian assistance and protection, and more than 5.6 million Syrians are living as refugees across the region.
Although fighting in the country has diminished, a growing number of civilians have been killed or injured in recent weeks.
Rosemary DiCarlo, head of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and Ramesh Rajasingham, a senior director at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on Wednesday briefed Council members, highlighting the escalating violence in the last rebel-held enclave of Idlib, and the surro...