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S/2018/243 10/21 18-04045 Humanitarian response 29. United Nations humanitarian agencies and partners reached millions of people in need through all available access modalities, including regular programming from within the Syrian Arab Republic, whereby humanitarian deliveries reach those in need without crossing conflict lines; cross-line convoys, whereby assistance from within the country is delivered across conflict lines; and cross-border deliveries, whereby assistance is provided to those in need from Jordan and Turkey (see tables 3 and 4). In addition to the United Nations and its partners, non-governmental organizations continued to deliver life-saving assistance to people in need. Local authorities in many areas controlled by non-State armed opposition groups also continued to provide services where possible. Table 3 People reached by the United Nations and other organizations through all modalities, February 2018 Organization Number of people reached Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 60 000 International Organization for Migration 32 760 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 2 747 460 United Nations Children’s Fund 1 500 000 United Nations Development Programme 256 534 United Nations Population Fund 57 000 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 247 480 World Food Programme 2 703 725 World Health Organization 1 321 068 30. Cross-border deliveries continued from Turkey and Jordan under the terms of resolutions 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016) and 2393 (2017) (see figure IV). In line with those resolutions, the United Nations notified the Syrian authorities in advance of each shipment, including of its content, destination and number of beneficiaries expected to be reached. 31. Since cross-border operations began in July 2014, following the adoption of resolution 2165 (2014), the United Nations has conducted more than 752 cross-border consignments, with more than 19,124 trucks (13,037 by way of Bab al-Hawa and 1,941 by way of Bab al-Salam from Turkey and 4,146 by way of Ramtha from Jordan). These operations complement the aid provided by international and Syrian non-governmental organizations that provide services to millions more from neighbouring countries. 32. The United Nations and its implementing partners delivered food assistance to more than 650,000 people through cross-border deliveries from Turkey and Jordan (see table 4). Moreover, the United Nations conducted health and medical deliveries, providing more than 77,000 treatments through the cross-border mechanism. In the northern part of the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) delivered winter kits, child protection assistance, nutrition, education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene supplies in four shipments. Winter clothes and blankets benefited 5,000 and 25,000 children, respectively. Child protectio