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S/2018/369 12/20 18-06043 authorities in advance of each shipment, including of its content, destination and number of beneficiaries expected to be reached. 31. The United Nations Monitoring Mechanism for the Syrian Arab Republic continued its operations authorized under resolutions 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015) and 2393 (2017) in Jordan and Turkey and monitored the loading and passage of the first relief consignment through the Ya‘rubiyah border crossing from Iraq. During the reporting period, the Mechanism monitored seven United Nations agencies crossing 27 consignments consisting of 466 trucks from the four border crossings: 10 from Bab al-Hawa (256 trucks), 8 from Bab al-Salam (79 trucks), 8 from Ramtha (122 trucks) and 1 from Ya‘rubiyah (9 trucks). There were no concerns or questions about the humanitarian nature of the consignments sent. The United Nations provides 48-hour notice to the Government for all shipments. Once in the country, United Nations partners ensure that shipments arrive at the designated warehouses. Independent third-party companies contracted by the United Nations ensure independent verification of the assistance arriving at the warehouses and monitor the distribution and/or service provision. The Mechanism continued to benefit from the excellent cooperation of the Governments of Jordan and Turkey. 32. Since cross-border operations began in July 2014, following the adoption of resolution 2165 (2014), the United Nations has conducted more than 775 cross-border consignments, with more than 19,590 trucks (13,293 by way of Bab al-Hawa and 2,020 by way of Bab al-Salam from Turkey; 4,268 by way of Ramtha from Jordan; and 9 by way of Ya‘rubiyah from Iraq). These operations complement the aid provided by international and Syrian non-governmental organizations that provide services to millions more from neighbouring countries. 33. The United Nations and its implementing partners delivered humanitarian assistance from four cross-border entry points through Iraq, Turkey and Jordan (see table 4). This included food assistance to more than 706,000 people. Moreover, the United Nations conducted health and medical deliveries, providing more than 1.4 million treatments through the cross-border mechanism. In the northern part of the Syrian Arab Republic, UNICEF delivered winter kits, child protection assistance, nutrition, education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene supplies through a number of cross-border shipments. More than 163,000 people were reached with safe and adequate quantities of water through urgent repair/maintenance and operation of water systems in communities hosting internally displaced persons and returnees. Around 18 million litres of safe water were provided by truck to affected populations in Idlib and displaced populations from eastern Ghutah. Additionally, 38,000 people were provided with access to sanitation facilities through latrine construction. Moreover, some 140,000 primary health-care outpatient consultations were provided. UNICEF partners continued to provide life-saving nutrition services; 18,000 children and 19,000 women were screened for acute malnutrition using mid-upper arm circumference indicators. Furthermore, 9,400 caregivers, including pregnant and lactating women, were counselled on appropriate infant and young child feeding. In addition, through holistic support to schools and learning centres, UNICEF enabled 12,500 children to gain access to formal education and some 2,200 children to non-formal education. Support included stipends for teachers and education personnel, support for school running costs and the improvement or repair of education facilities, including gender/disability water, sanitation and hygiene facilities. Around 445 teachers and education personnel benefited from professional capacity-building. 34. Moreover, a nationwide immunization round to administer bivalent oral polio vaccine was conducted in 13 governorates from 11 to 15 March. The final number of children vaccinated was 2,675,303 out of a target of 2.79 million children. A campaign for the use of oral polio vaccine was also conducted in Dara Governorate, with 162,053 children vaccinated against a target of 140,061 children. Those reporte