GPC Operations Cell: gpc[at]unhcr.org
Gender-Based Violence: chase[at]unfpa.org
Child Protection: rpouwels[at]unicef.org
Housing, Land and Property: jim.robinson[at]nrc.no
Mine Action: unmasgeneva[at]un.org
A ceasefire agreement entered into effect in Syria on December 30, 2016. The effort was brokered by Turkey and Russia and unanimously supported by the United Nations Security Council on December 31. According to the terms of the ceasefire it applies to “all groups of opposing sides” and excludes areas of combat operations against ISIL and the Nusra Front.