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The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. Despite the dangers, the United Nations and partners continue to reach millions of people in need. Last month WFP and partners delivered food for more than 4.1 million people. 16.5 million people were provided with access to clean water by UNICEF and partners. Over 400,000 people received core relief items. With the support of the governments of Turkey and Jordan implementation of resolution 2165 has helped us to deliver food for 144,500 people, health support for 151,000, and other basic assistance for 315,000 people through additional cross-border operations, complementing the work of NGOs that have been operating across-borders not controlled by the Syrian Government for many years. The opening today of the Nusaybin/Qamishly crossing will allow the transfer of further assistance for another 225,000 people. The humanitarian community has developed an integrated plan, initially for four governorates - Dara’a, Quneitra, Aleppo and Idlib - that covers food, health, shelter, and water and sanitation needs and coordinates the work of all humanitarian actors – UN agencies and NGOs. We continue to seek to reach the maximum number of people by the most direct and effective routes: across conflict lines, cross-border or through regular aid deliveries. This approach ensures complementarity of effort and builds upon current operations. Despite the modest progress, sustained pressure on all parties to ensure that they respect and implement resolutions 2139 and 2165 is crucial. We also need your financial support. I welcome the more than 1 billion dollars pledged last week for our response efforts in Syria and neighbouring countries as the United Nations and partners have already been forced to cut back on critical aid. Without additional funds, the World Food Programme will be forced to end its operations completely within two months. Rations have already been cut in order to continue to reach as many people as possible. Winter is fast approaching and vital supplies are needed to protect people from the cold. Neighbouring countries also need urgent support so that they can continue to shelter millions of refugees. But most critical of all, the violence that has already killed over 190,000 people must stop. Thank you