* The WASH Cluster calls on all parties to the conflict to fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law to cease hostilities immediately and to take all possible steps to ensure the safety and well-being of every civilian, especially children and women in Syria impacted by this conflict.
* The WASH Cluster reminds all parties of their obligations and responsibilities under international human rights law and humanitarian law: civilians, including humanitarian workers, and civilian infrastructures must be protected, including WASH infrastructures. Attacks, destruction, theft, damages, and other incidents to the infrastructures will deprive thousands of people of access to water, putting their survival, living conditions and protection at risk.
* The WASH Cluster calls on all parties to safeguard all essential services for children, including water, sanitation, hygiene. The protection of civilian infrastructure, on which the population depends on, is paramount. Water and sanitation systems continue to represent the more sustainable, equitable and efficient solution to provide the Syrian population with water and to prevent major public health risks, especially in areas at risk of Acute Watery Diarrhea outbreaks. Keeping water and sanitation systems running and avoiding their collapse is a priority, as well as de-conflicting and protecting the WASH infrastructures.
* The WASH cluster calls on all parties to protect the power supply system, essentials to keep the water and sanitation systems in function, as well as other basic services, as healthcare facilities.
* The WASH Cluster advocates for all concerned parties to facilitate rapid, safe, unimpeded humanitarian access to allow the maintenance and operations of water and sanitation systems and the delivery of critical supplies by water operators and other technical staff, as well as humanitarian workers.
* The WASH Cluster calls on all parties to the conflict to immediately cease hostile exchanges in the vicinity of the critical Tishreen Dam in Northeast Syria and to avoid resuming them. Damages sustained to the infrastructure itself could lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods of up to one million people in the downstream subdistricts should the dam collapse. Immediate risks include flooding, loss of life, damage to agricultural lands as well as properties, including downstream Tabqa dam. Further risks include loss of electricity to large segments of Northern Syria, compounded by strikes sustained to critical civilian infrastructure over the past year.