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4 Oct 2021 DAMASCUS, Syria

Syria: What 10 Years Of Conflict Means For Water, Sanitation

ICRC assesses impact of a decade of war on infrastructure, water availability and quality, and hampered relief efforts.

28 May 2020 DAMASCUS, Syria

Coronavirus Hygiene Precautions Next To Impossible In Syria Conflict Zone

Continuing and sporadic water shortages are making hygiene precautions next to impossible in north-east Syria while millions face coronavirus risk amid continued fighting, destroyed infrastructure and lack of critical basic services. Only one of the 16 hospitals in the region is fully functioning, and more than half of all public health centres are out of service...

12 May 2020 GENEVA, Switzerand

Water Diplomacy Voices: COVID-19 Shows Why Protecting Water In Conflict is Vital

Access to water is critical for civilians in conflict zones. Yet all too often, water infrastructure is damaged or deliberately targeted. In an effort to strengthen the norms intended to protect water supplies in conflicts, the Geneva Water Hub (GWH) recently published the Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure...

27 Dec 2019 ANKARA, Turkey

Conflict Then Flash Floods: 230,000 Children Affected In Northern Syria

Flash flooding in northern Syria has particularly affected over 230,000 children who have already been displaced by conflict in 2019, according to NGO Save the Children.In Northwest Syria, several camps were inundated, with the rain destroying about 500 tents and additional tents being abandoned when they became uninhabitable...

2 Dec 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Syria Conflict: Efforts To Alleviate Water Crisis

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) are concerned about a possible humanitarian crisis in northern Syria arising from a lack of access to clean drinking water.An attack by Turkey on Northern Syria in October followed United States’ troops withdrawal from the region which effectively opened the door for Turkey’s offensive...

16 Oct 2019 DAMASCUS, Syria

Turkey Invasion Of Syria: Damage To Water Infrastructure And Risk Of Water-borne Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) is gravely concerned about the humanitarian health situation in northeast Syria, where up to 200,000 people have been displaced as a result of increased military operations since 9 October, and almost 1.5 million people are in need of health aid.This follows the offensive launched by Turkey on Kurdish people in northern Syria after the Kurds' main ally, the United States, withdrew from the region and indicated it would not stand in Turkey's way...

10 Oct 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles On The Protection Of Water Infrastructure"

Mara Tignino of Geneva Water Hubspeaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview. The subject is the "Geneva List" of legal principles on protection of water infrastructure.Tignino, Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub, describe, 4 October, the background and rationale for the "Geneva List", the first reference document to systematize the main rules applicable to the protection of water infrastructure during armed conflicts, specifically in the conduct of hostilities, as well as in pre-conflict and post-conflict situations, setting forth good practices...

15 Sep 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles On The Protection Of Water Infrastructure"

Mara Tignino of Geneva Water Hub speaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview. The subject is the "Geneva List" of legal principles on protection of water infrastructure.Tignino, Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub, describes the background and rationale for the "Geneva List", the first reference document to systematize the main rules applicable to the protection of water infrastructure during armed conflicts, specifically in the conduct of hostilities, as well as in pre-conflict and post-conflict situations, setting forth good practices...

23 Jan 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

Red Cross Chief Blames Climate Change, Water Stress For Niger, Mali Violence

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer, has described violence and challenges in the Niger-Mali region as being due not only to conflict, but also effects of climate change that have diminished usable land and created unpredictable water resources."Age-old tensions between farming and herding communities are intensifying because of climate change as the availability of usable land goes down and water sources become less reliable," Maurer said after an eight-day visit to the Sahel region...

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11 Sep 2018 BASRA, Iraq

Iraq: Basra Crisis Worsens As Iran Consulate Attacked, Power Outages Hit

The International Committee of the Red Cross said September 11 that drinking water could soon run even lower in the southern Iraq city of Basra.The main Wafa al-Qaed water treatment plant on the northern edge of Basra has been out of action due to a power outage since Friday and although other plants were able to supply some 40 percent of usual needs, the quality of the water was poor, the Red Cross said...

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17 Nov 2017 GENEVA, Switzerland

New Yemen Cholera Risk as Saudi Blockade Continues, Three Cities Stop Providing Clean Water

Three cities in Yemen have stopped providing clean water in recent days, putting close to a million people at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak and other water-borne diseases."The water and sewage systems in Hodeida, Sa'ada and Taiz stopped operating because of a lack of fuel", said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head of delegation in Yemen, Alexandre Faite...

14 Nov 2016 LUHANSK, Ukraine

Luhansk Separatist Government Signs Water Supply Agreement With Ukraine

The self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) has signed an agreement with the Ukrainian government for moderate water supply, according to LPR Emergency Ministry head Sergey Ivanushkin.“From now on we will receive water from the adjoining side [territory under Ukraine’s control], based on contractual arrangements,” he told Lugansk24 TV...

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