SITUATION AT A GLANCE
16.7 MILLION Estimated Population in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Syria UN – December 2023
12.9 MILLION Estimated Food-Insecure Population in Syria UN – December 2023
7.2 MILLION Estimated Number of IDPs in Syria UN – July 2023
3 MILLION Estimated People USAID/BHA Reaches per Month in Syria USAID/BHA – September 2023
2 MILLION Estimated People State/PRM Reaches per Month in Syria State/PRM – September 2023
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Approximately 16.7 million people will require humanitarian assistance in Syria in 2024, the highest level of need since the beginning of the crisis in 2011, the UN reports.
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Meanwhile, requested funding under the UN’s 2024 Syria Country and Regional Appeals outpace all other global crises in the 2024 GHO, emphasizing the persistent scale of humanitarian need.
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Hostilities in NWS since early October have resulted in at least 99 civilian deaths, OCHA and local health authorities report.
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Drought and a subsequent reduction in water availability in NES continue to adversely impact food security, livelihoods, and WASH services, according to REACH.