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Highlights & Needs
- Scale of displacement: 29,208 IDPs (6,647 HH) hosted in 167 colective centres/sites, mainly in Dar’a (18,857 individuals in 69 sites), Rural Damascus (4,016 in 22 sites), and AsSweida (6,335 in 76 sites). In addition, 137,307 IDPs are residing with host communities, making up over 90% of the displaced population. Some families use centres temporarily for registration/distributions before moving to rented accommodation.
- Overcrowding: Most centres are schools or hotels with limited room capacity. Families (4–5 households, mainly women and children) share single classrooms/rooms, while men often sleep outside. Nearly 60% of sites are over capacity, with pressure most visible in Hrak, Izra’a, and Sheikh Miskine.
- Shelter conditions: Colective centres remain substandard, lacking privacy and safety, and are unsustainable as long-term solutions. Eviction risks are high with the new school year resuming in September. While NFI coverage is relatively high (98% of sites in Dar’a, 77% in Rural Damascus), conditions remain inadequate, reinforcing the need for more durable shelter solutions.
- NFI needs: There is an urgent need for core NFI kits (mattresses, blankets, kitchen sets, plastic sheets, jerry cans, solar lamps) to address immediate living conditions, as wel as winterization items (winter clothing, heaters, carpets, fuel and jerry cans) to prepare for the approaching cold season.
- Shelter repair in areas of origin: Many houses in displacement-affected vilages were looted, vandalised, or burned, leaving families unable to return. There is a critical need for minor shelter repairs (doors, windows, plastering, basic fixtures, debris clearance) to support safe, voluntary, and dignified returns once conditions permit.