The UN does not validate any of these definitions and refers to the Moroccan zone as "west of the Berm," and the Polisario-controlled zone as "east of the Berm".

The UN does not validate any of these definitions and refers to the Moroccan zone as “west of the Berm,” and the Polisario-controlled zone as “east of the Berm”.

Berm (talus): An embankment or ridge of earth, usually created to serve as a protective barrier.

Competing security and humanitarian imperatives in the Berm

Jordan: Syrians Denied Access to Lifesaving Medical Care for Third Consecutive Month

Berm a wall of sand that crosses the Western Sahara from north to south

Jordan: Syrians denied access to lifesaving medical care for third consecutive month

This trail circles Berm Lake and runs through pine and oak forests typical of the area.

The trail circles Berm Lake and runs through pine and Oak forests typical of the area.

The Berm is not a bona fide refugee camp but a settlement of people fleeing war.

[3]The Berm separates the Moroccan controlled areas (80%) to its west and the SADR controlled area (20%) to the east.

Approximately 60,000 Syrians are trapped in 'the Berm', a desolate area on the Syria-Jordan border.

The aid has benefitted refugees living in the Zaatari and Azraq refugee camps as well as Syrians in urban settings.

The world has known about the situation in the Berm for months, but no solution has yet been put forward.

The aid has benefitted refugees living in the Zaatari and Azraq refugee camps, as well as Syrians in urban settings and at the berm.