Statement By Civil Society Organizations And Individuals For A Humanitarian Ceasefire And To Stop The Killing In Idlib
While “safe” world countries are preparing for the Christmas Holidays and celebrations, the Syrian people in Idlib are facing death, displacement, and destruction. The thing they wish the most is a safe shelter for their children. The Syrian regime forces backed by the Russian air force continue to carry out their aggressive attacks on northern Syria and commit systematic war crimes on a daily basis against the Syrian people. During the last week, the Syrian regime and Russian bombings focused on Maaret al-Numan area and its eastern countryside, committing a large number of massacres as well as displacing tens of thousands of civilians by the direct targeting of residential neighborhoods and infrastructure with a deliberate focus on medical points.
The deliberate targeting of bridges, main roads, and convoys of displaced people has made displacement itself a risky dream for many people.
Even those who were lucky to escape – temporarily – from bombing are faced now with closed borders and cannot find a tent to protect their children from the cold winter and bad conditions near the borderline.
From the beginning of December until yesterday, the White Helmet teams documented the killing of 131 people, including 34 children, 29 women and 3 White Helmets volunteers, while our teams were able to rescue and help 361 people, including 83 children and 74 women, as a result of more than 4000 attacks, including 670 air strikes, 3484 artillery and missile strikes, and 328 explosive barrels.
More than 203,000 people were forced to leave their homes and escape death only during the current month, while thousands of families were trapped in their homes in the eastern countryside of Idlib under shelling and fear of death as the regime and Russian war planes are directly targeting their vehicles if they decided to leave, and this became a new humanitarian disaster threatening their life.
– We call on the United Nations to take immediate and quick action to secure a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire in order to evacuate the intensively bombed areas, where civilians are threatened by new massacres, provided that the ceasefire includes the halt of all bombardment and destruction operations including all types of weapons and warplanes.
-We call on the international entities and International Community to impose an immediate cessation of hostilities by Russia and the Syrian regime, which may amount to war crimes against the Syrian people. -We call on the United Nations, human rights organizations, and the United Nations Security Council to intervene immediately to alleviate the suffering of the displaced people, by stopping the shelling and providing the necessary assistance. – If the world continues to fail in stopping the killing of Syrian civilians, we demand the immediate opening of the borders to civilians who are fleeing death, and this is one of the most basic human rights.
Signed by:
The white helmet- Syria civil defense
Syrian American medical society
AL-Ameen for humanitarian support
ASAA humanitarian Forum
Accuracy Press Institute
Civil Society Support Center
National Syrian Women Association
الهيئة العليا لأحرار سوريا
مجموعة العمل الوطني
المنظمة السورية للحقوق والحريات العامة
The day after
FVO
Civil society organizasyon Women For Peace
SKT organization
Syrian Reporter
The association of liberated Syrian Engineers
JANA Watan
Kardeşlik Derneği
Free Hama Council
Jusoor Studies
IRC
syria relief development
SSG
مجموعة العمل الوطني
YYD
Administrative Development Center
Free Syrian Lawyers Association
Idlib Political Commission
Syrian Humanitarian organization
Lifemakerscenter
Syrian American Council
Shamal Center
ARAM MEDIA
Horrya Press
Iradeti Educational and Relief
Nabni Souria
Orange
Hand in Hand for Aid and Development
Sciers ASBL
Alsalehyn Association
Australians for Syria SA
Baladi news
Local Council of Idlib province
Idlib Health Directorate
Women – Now for development
Scholars for Syria
Karabük Üniversitesi
Hooz Center for Social
Civilians for Justice and Peace
Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity
Education Womens Association
ASML/Syria
SWASIAH HIMAN RIGHT ORGANIZATION
IMAAR Organization
The Syrian coalition
Alnahda Society
Khabar Agency
Atareb Media center
Ataa humanitarian relief maldives
Baraka Humanitarian Organization
Syrian American Council
Światło dla Syrii Light for Syria
Education Without Borders
Children of One World
Lawyers & Doctors for Human Rights
Sana community for supporting women
SARA Volunteer Team
Violet organization
Big Heart
ACTED
Ihsan Relief and Development
Horrya press
B.M.CH.S-N.R
Musahemoon
Relief International
Ihsan Relief and Development
Ahlhoran Assosition
FDSG e.V.
Subol center
Syria Peace Movement
Act and impact
Ataa humanitarian relief maldives
local development organization
Syrian Humanitarian organization
Light for Syria
Raqqa is being slaughtered silently
Free Lawyers Aleppo
Horizon Humanitarian
الجمعية السورية للدراسات و الاستشارات
Sham intellective Center
المجموعة الوطنية للعدالة الانتقالية في سوريا
Baraka Humanitarian Organization
Insurya
Karam foundation
Badeer humanitarian
Women Now for development
La Tahzan Charity
A Glımpse of Hope
Hiber Press
Al Sham Humanitarian Foundation
Qassim University
Relief International
Syrian Women Gathering
Syrian Rebel Youth Association
The Syrian Committee for Detainees
Kesh Malek
BINAA for Development
BINAA for Development
Syrian Mediterranean Cultural Forum
Austrlian Syrian ReliefKaram Foundation
Doroob Org
ZAD Community
SEMA-SY
Ayn Al-Madina
IDMDH
Door Beyond War
ACTED- kaj office
Baytna Syria
with science we raise educational institution
لمحافظة دير الزو ر الرابطة الثورية
Saraqeeb youth gathering
Life organization
Knowledge Academy for Science and Training
Adopt a Revolution
LACU Local Administration Councils Unit
Syrian center for media and freedom of expression
Asociación Palmira de apoyo al pueblo sirio
RefuAid
with science we raise educational institution
Aafaq Center for Human resources training & Development
SRD
NASS Organizatio
Rushd Institution
Insan Charity
NuDay Syria
New Life Pranic Healing
Kids Paradise Humanitarian Organization
Lawadessa center