Key points
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Inadequate Food consumption is on the rise among returnee households
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More households in hard-to-reach areas of rural Damascus are relying on food-related coping strategies
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In Eastern Ghouta, high food prices continue to limit household food access despite better food availability in markets
Situation Update
Access constraints continue to present significant challenges to humanitarian operations in Syria, impeding aid delivery and medical evacuations for populations in besieged parts of the country, particularly for an estimated 400,000 besieged people in Eastern Ghouta. The humanitarian situation in Eastern Ghouta remains dire despite a slight improvement in the food supply in December. Prices are still very high and unaffordable for the majority of the besieged population.
In December, food and water shortages were also reported among IDPs in Idleb and Hama governorates, and returnees in Ar-Raqqa city. Civilians in Ar-Raqqa city continue to face very difficult humanitarian and protection conditions, particularly because of explosive hazards. Between 20 October and 13 December, 209 civilians were reportedly killed and hundreds of others injured by explosive hazards in Ar-Raqqa city. Markets are only partially functional in the city, mainly due to blocked supply routes.
Ongoing military operations in Deir-ez-Zor and associated heavy aerial attacks have reportedly resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties, as well as increased civilian displacement. During the reporting period, an alarming number of unconfirmed indiscriminate airstrikes against 15 IDP sites reportedly killed 166 civilians and injured hundreds more.
Source: reliefweb
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