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INTRODUCTION
The HSOS1 Urban Household Assessment is a quarterly review of the humanitarian situation inside cities in Northern Syria. The assessment collects multi-sectoral information from host community and internally displaced households in Idleb city. This situation overview presents findings on the access to services, living conditions, economic conditions, and priority needs across accessible areas in the city.
The assessment addresses the need for comprehensive and regular information on the humanitarian conditions in cities where the impact of an increasingly complex crisis has hit hundreds of thousands.
Sustained economic deterioration and climate shocks resulting in unstable markets and worsening food and water access compound the pre-existing vulnerabilities of urban populations who face persistent insecurity, damaged infrastructure, and complex population dynamics.
The HSOS Urban Household Assessment is conducted in cooperation with the Northwest Syria (NWS) NGO Forum. The complete multi-sectoral descriptive analysis can be accessed online or can be downloaded as an excel file. All HSOS products remain accessible on the REACH Resource Centre.
KEY MESSAGES
The electricity conditions remained challenging throughout the summer of 2024, with a high proportion of households experiencing issues accessing power. Nearly all households reported that the main network was their primary source of electricity. However, the majority of these households indicated facing challenges related to electricity from the main network, including the high cost of electricity as the main issue, followed by electricity rationing imposed by local authorities.
Food insecurity increased in Idleb city, with the vast majority of households facing difficulties in accessing adequate quantities and quality of food. Additionally, a higher percentage of households reporting that at least one member had lost weight in the last three months due to insufficient food access, compared to the spring round.
During the summer months, access to safe drinking water in Idleb city was limited, with over half of households lacking clean water. Furthermore, most households in Idleb did not utilize any treatment methods to ensure their water was safe for consumption, which increased the risk of waterborne diseases2 in the affected areas.