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Syria - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

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23.5 MILLION
Estimated Population of Syria
UN – February 2024

16.7 MILLION
Estimated Population in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Syria
UN – February 2024

12.9 MILLION
Estimated Food- Insecure Population in Syria
UN – February 2024

7.2 MILLION
Estimated Number of IDPs in Syria
UN – July 2023

1.1 MILLION
People Reached with WFP Food Assistance in Syria
UN – June 2024

  • On July 10, the SARG extended its consent for UN cross-border humanitarian access from Türkiye into NWS via Bab al-Hawa BCP through January 2025.
  • Syrians throughout the country face shortages of health care staff and facilities, with the number of functioning primary health care facilities declining by nearly 9 percentage points between 2023 and 2024, according to the Health Cluster.
  • Residents of nearly 200 IDP camps in NWS will likely lose access to critical WASH support by September, absent additional humanitarian funding, the UN reports.
  • TwoUSAID/BHAlocalpartnersdelivered nutrition, protection, and WASH support to at- risk populations across NWS in May.