Aleppo and Beyond: Options for Delivering Humanitarian Aid in Dangerous Conditions
Abstract
The Eastern half of Aleppo is currently held by Syrian rebels1 and is completely besieged by Syrian government and Russian forces. The world has been horrified by emerging reports of the deliberate attacks on civilians, including hospitals and schools. Furthermore, on Sep. 20, Syrian forces bombed a UN humanitarian convoy, destroying 18 trucks and killing 20 people. This has greatly complicated the objective of providing humanitarian relief to the civilian population of Aleppo. If the decision is made to help these people in urgent need, it is important to select the right approach to deliver that aid. The purpose of this note is to recommend possible delivery approaches for providing relief to Aleppo, from a systems perspective. It is not intended to recommend policy or foreign relations, but simply provide options to support whatever policy is adopted going forward. All numbers in this paper are rough approximations, and are only included to provide an orderof magnitude estimate. They should not be relied upon for actual operational planning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 28, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1030439
Entities
People
- Franz D. Busse
Organizations
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory