Summary of Humanitarian Needs and Key Findings • Humanitarian needs in Syria continue to rise inexorably. Escalating violence in 2023, violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and...
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Syria 2024-2025 IFRC network country plan
NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE Founded in 1942, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent is a leading humanitarian agency within Syria. It has a network of 14 branches, one in each of the country’s governorates, and...
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Region on the Move: Regional Mobility Report for the Middle East and North Africa 2021–2022
The Region on the Move 2021–2022 explores migration trends through a post-pandemic vulnerability and climate risks lens in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This latest edition presents...
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Humanitarian Update Syrian Arab Republic - Issue 18 / November 2023
HIGHLIGHTS P.01 Briefing by OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy, Edem Wosornu, to the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Syria -Joint statements by the UN RCHC for Syria, Adam...
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Syrian Arab Republic: 2024 Humanitarian Needs Overview (December 2023)
In 2024, 16.7 million people (8.4 million female, 8.3 million male) are assessed to need humanitarian assistance across Syria, up from 15.3 million in 2023. Of the 16.7 million people in need, 5.5...
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Trends and Impacts in Conflict Settings No. 7: Climate, peace and security in the Arab region (August 2023) [EN/AR]
The Arab region is facing the dual challenges of climate change and conflict. Ongoing conflicts and fragility exacerbate environmental degradation, limit resources for climate action and increase...
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World Vision UK Shines Light: The Impact of Escalating Climate Shocks for Children in the Middle East
Press Release, 12 December - On today's COP28 theme day "Empowering Youth for a Green Future: Fostering Green Competencies and Collaboration", World Vision UK is drawing attention to the dramatic...
Syria: Facing the dual challenge of climate change and conflict
Syria has endured more than a decade of war, displacement and economic hardship. But it faces another significant, often overlooked challenge: the growing threat of climate change. Syria Humanitarian...
NW Syria: Environmental Country Profile for Shelter and Settlements - 1st edition, September 2023
Focus of the Profile The document focuses primarily on information of use in the response to the two February 2023 SW Turkiye earthquakes. As these events affected an ongoing Shelter Cluster...
South Syria Droughts 2023 - DREF operation (MDRSY011)
What happened, where and when? After more than ten years of conflict in Syria, access to water has become one of the most prominent humanitarian challenges, which is exacerbated by climate change...
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Press briefing by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, New York, 7 July 2023
Thanks for this opportunity. I'll do the usual few opening remarks and, of course, be eager to take questions. I was in Syria last week, had meetings with the authorities in Damascus – President...
Syria: NES Needs Assessment Report 2023
I. CONTEXT. General Overview:. The conflict over national power and orientation of the political system between the Syrian government and political groups within Syria which began in 2011, has...
Syrian Arab Republic Annual Country Report 2022 - Country Strategic Plan 2022 - 2023 [EN/AR]
Overview In 2022, the World Food Programme (WFP) supported half of the food-insecure Syrians, providing them with food, nutrition, and early recovery assistance. After 11 years of crisis, life in...
Axed and Burned: How Conflict-caused Deforestation Impacts Environmental, Socio-economic and Climate Resilience in Syria
Syria’s Forests Decimated by 12 Years of War 21 March 2023 | A new PAX study based on satellite analysis and open-source research demonstrates the destructive impact of twelve years of war on Syria’s...
Syria Economic Monitor, Winter 2022/23: Syria’s Economy in Ruins after a Decade-long War [EN/AR]
The Syria Economic Monitor is a semi-annual economic publication of the World Bank. It aims to provide an update on key economic developments, outlook, risks, and policies in Syria and situate them...
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Syrian Arab Republic: 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (December 2022) [EN/AR]
Humanitarian Context and Impact of the Crisis Waking up in Syria today means looking at a bleak future ahead of you. Syria faces a multitude of challenges that make it one of the world’s most complex...
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Impact of climate change on shared water resources in the Nahr el Kabir el Janoubi basin
The Arab region is highly dependent on shared water resources, given that two thirds of its freshwater resources are transboundary in nature and there are 27 shared surface water basins. In the...
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Climate change, war, displacement, and health: the impact on Syrian refugee camps
Background The war in Syria, dating back to 2011, has caused one of the largest displacement of people ever before in human history. Over the past 11 years, more than 6 million Syrians have been...
The SRTF begins civil works to install a renewable solar energy system in Northern Aleppo
Türkiye – Wednesday, 14 September 2022 – The Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) announced the start of civil and construction works for its electricity project “Sustainable Solar Energy Supply Systems...
Syria Economic Monitor, Spring 2022 : Lost Generation of Syrians
The Syria Economic Monitor is a new semi-annual economic publication of the World Bank. It aims to provide an update on key economic developments, outlook, risks, and policies in Syria and situate...