UN officials call for putting an end to severe interruptions to the Alouk Water Station in Hasakah

NEW YORK, (ST)_ As the Turkish occupation and its terrorist mercenaries go ahead with their criminal practices against the residents in  Hasakah city through depriving them from water, several officials at the United Nations have called for putting an end to these practices that make 1.000.000 people thirsting for water. 

 

The UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, and UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ted Chaiban, yesterday, in a joint statement, expressed concern about severe interruptions to the Alouk Water Station.

 

Since November 2019, the water station, which directly provides clean drinking water to nearly 460,000 people, has been disrupted at least 24 times.

 

In total, up to 1 million people are impacted, including many of the most vulnerable displaced families living in camps and informal settlements.

The UN officials call for the resumption of water and electricity services and the protection of civilians’ access to water and sanitation.  

They remind all parties that water stations are civilian infrastructure which should be protected at all times.  

 

They also continue to urge all parties to immediately provide safe passage and regular and unimpeded access for technical and humanitarian personnel, so that the Alouk Water Station can operate without further interruption.

 

Basma Qaddour