A new report looks at the changing roles of older people in north-west Syria after 13 years of conflict and the devastation caused by the 2023 earthquake. Deteriorating economic conditions have left...
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Open Letter to the UN Security Council (June 22nd, 2023)
The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which authorizes the UN to deliver life-saving aid to millions of Syrians in need in the northwest of...
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Earthquake one month on: Funding falls short of huge needs in Syria
One month after the devastating earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and Syria, the needs of the affected populations remain immense. Both Türkiye and Syria have sustained extensive damage, with the...
Providing essential items for affected populations in Syria
In the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes that struck parts of Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, our partner the Syrian Expatriate Medical Association (SEMA) has been hard at work in Syria,...
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Syria/Turkiye earthquake: Older people's needs must be urgently addressed
06/02/2023 HelpAge partner providing emergency response but many staff have been injured in earthquake and have lost their homes. “They are still pulling people and bodies from the collapsed...
Syria, NW – June 2020: COVID-19 rapid needs assessment of older people
Context The first case of COVID-19 in northwest Syria (NWS - Idlib and Aleppo) was confirmed on the 9th of July, several months after the COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the governmentcontrolled areas...
Into the unknown: Listening to Syria’s displaced in the search for durable solutions
“We live in the unknown and head towards the unknown” - Internally displaced man in northeast Syria Over 50 Syrian and international NGOs published a report calling for action by participants of the...
Rapid Needs Assessment Report for Older People - (RNA-OP) North-east Syria Report (January 2019)
90% of older people in north-east Syria depend on the help of others By Ben Small Ninety per cent of older people in north-east Syria have to rely on the support of friends and families to meet their...
UN Secretary-General Should Activate Independent Mechanism to Attribute Responsibility for Chemical Attacks in Syria
*This news release has been updated to reflect two additional signatories, bringing the final number to 47. (New York) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should urgently appoint a...
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HelpAge launches project for older Syrian refugees as the conflict enters its sixth year
By Ed Knight "We don’t support either side in the conflict. We came here to escape it," said Ahmad, a Syrian farmer who fled to Lebanon with his family. "Now there’s nothing but killing and...
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Long term funding needed for Syria, including older people, says HelpAge International
Heads of state arriving in London this week for a high-level donor conference on Syria need to commit to long-term humanitarian funding for vulnerable people in Syria, including older people, says...
Sharing and learning on inclusion of aging and disability in the Syrian crisis
Introduction Over 9.3 million people have been affected by the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic,1 with some 2.8 million seeking asylum in neighboring countries in the region and North Africa.2...
Syria: 83% of Lights Extinguished After 4 Years of Crisis
83% (Eighty-three percent) of all the lights in Syria have gone out since the start of the conflict there, a global coalition of humanitarian and human rights organisations has revealed ahead of the...
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Age and Disability Monitor, April 2014
The Age & Disability Monitor provides a bi-monthly overview of the most pressing issues and needs faced by persons with specific needs (PSN), including people with disabilities (PwD), people with...
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Hidden victims of the Syrian crisis: disabled, injured and older refugees
Hidden victims: Radical change needed for older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees London, 9th April 2014. New research published today shows that older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees are...
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Age and Disability Monitor, January 2014
Handicap International and HelpAge International have released their first Age & Disability Monitor. This two page document provides a bi-monthly overview of the most pressing issues and needs faced...
Failure of Geneva II talks would put millions of lives at risk, warns aid coalition
35 member aid group calls for a peaceful solution to the Syria conflict Amman, 20 January 2014. Two days ahead of the scheduled Geneva II peace talks, the Syria INGO Regional Forum (SIRF), a...
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Massive new UN funding target must spark international action to save Syrian lives
Coalition of 36 international aid agencies calls on global donors to respond International aid agencies working in six countries to help people affected by the Syrian crisis today calls on the...
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Situation of refugee vulnerable persons in the Syrian Crisis
October 2013 HelpAge International and Handicap International Original Research INTRODUCTION Handicap International and HelpAge International have been designing, preparing and are currently...
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Number of Syrian refugees set to pass two million within weeks, warn aid agencies
Long-term vision and committed funding urgently needed from international community as flow of Syrian refugees continues The number of Syrian refugees will pass the two million mark within the next...