Syrian Arab Republic

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COVID-19 in Syrian Arab Republic

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Syria Humanitarian Fund commits $23m for rapid support to communities to contain COVID-19 [EN/AR]

DAMASCUS, 21 May 2020 – The Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$23 million to provide rapid, life-saving support to communities across Syria to fight the spread of COVID-19, the UN Resident...

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Syrian Arab Republic: COVID-19 Response Update No. 04 - 18 May 2020

58 total confirmed cases19 Active cases36 Recovered3 DeathsSource: Syrian Ministry of Health (MoH) *MoH data does not include areas outside of GoS control This report is produced by the World Health...

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria; New York, 19 May 2020

as delivered New York, 19 May 2020 Thank you, Mr. President. I will focus my briefing today on two areas. First: the impact of COVID-19 in Syria and the preparedness and response measures underway. ...

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People in Need

11,100,000 5% decrease since 29 Aug 2019

Updated 28 Jan 2020 Source: OCHA
People Targeted for Assistance

9,000,000 No change since 29 Aug 2019

Updated 3 Dec 2019 Source: OCHA
Children in Need

4,700,000 6% decrease since 31 May 2019

Updated 3 Dec 2019 Source: UNICEF
People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+)

6,500,000 18% increase since 9 Oct 2018

Updated 5 Sep 2019 Source: WFP
Registered Syrian Refugees in the Region

5,555,168 1% decrease since 30 Apr 2020

Updated 8 May 2020 Source: UNHCR
Registered Syrian Refugee Children

2,539,536 No change since 15 Sep 2019

Updated 18 Oct 2019 Source: UNICEF

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