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Northeast Syria has twelve camps housing around 140,000 internally displaced people (IDPs).1 A further 520,000 IDPs2 are estimated to be living in host communities, collective centres, or informal settlements. The camps primarily host populations that were displaced by conflict events since the beginning of the Syrian crisis. They have not been able to leave, primarily because they cannot return to their areas of origin. Households also rely on the life-saving aid provided in camps as their individual circumstances and the economic crisis in Syria prevent households from meeting their basic needs. However, even at the level of aid currently being provided, households face serious gaps in access to essential goods and services.
The incomes they earn are insufficient to bridge this gap, forcing households to rely on borrowed money. Even so, food insecurity is high, shelter conditions are poor, and households lack access to healthcare.
KEY FINDINGS
85% of households in camps had no intention to leave in the next year*
50% of households in camps had a poor or borderline food consumption score*
90% of households in camps who needed medicine in the month before data collection were not able to access it*