Imagine...a home without a family; compassion without action; humanity without giving.
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More than 13 million people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, including 6 million who are in acute need.
80%
of Syrian refugees are living below the poverty line, with limited access to basic services, education or job opportunities.
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Approximately 2.4 million Syrian refugee children are out of school and an additional 1.6 million are at risk of dropping out.
As the Syria crisis enters its tenth year, the humanitarian situation is more difficult than ever. An estimated 13 million people need humanitarian assistance and more than half of the population remains displaced from their homes - including 6.6 million refugees living in neighboring countries and another 6.7 million internally displaced inside Syria. Women and children comprise more than two thirds of those displaced.
Over the years Syrians have shown remarkable resilience, but as war continues, hope is fading fast. More than 70 percent of Syrian refugees are living below the poverty line and an additional one million have been pushed into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In northwest Syria, flooding and outbreaks of violence have displaced tens of thousands of Syrian families since December 2019 — they now live in terrible conditions amidst widespread destruction of services and economic hardship. With no end in sight to the conflict, UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi calls it "the biggest humanitarian and refugee crisis of our time and a continuing cause for suffering."
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UNHCR is on the ground aiding Syrian refugees, but resources are stretched too thin. Your gift will offer hope for a safe future.
The UN Refugee Agency has been on the ground since the start of the crisis providing shelter, lifesaving supplies, clean water, hot meals and medical care to families who have been forced to flee their homes. During winter, UNHCR also supports vulnerable families with vital winter relief items - such as warm clothes, sleeping bags, thermal blankets, stoves, fuel for heating and insulation for tents - as well as cash assistance to help Syrian refugees pay rent and purchase food and medicine.
As part of the COVID-19 response, UNHCR has provided protective equipment to hospitals and health clinics, distributed medicines and supported the construction of quarantine areas and hygiene facilities. UNHCR has also distributed cash assistance to nearly 800,000 additional Syrian refugees and is working closely with host countries to ensure that refugees, internally displaced and stateless people are included in national responses to the pandemic as well as COVID-19 vaccination programs. In Jordan, for example, the government has included refugees in every aspect of their public health response and some refugees have already started to receive the vaccine.
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Syria Refugee Crisis Explained
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Refugee mother prepares for another winter in Za’atari refugee camp
Syrian refugee mother and her son inside their shelter in Tripoli, Lebanon.
War, violence and persecution have forced millions of families from their homes. They urgently need shelter, protection and safety. You can help rush critical supplies like medicine, clean water, food and tents to desperate children and families. You can provide refugees with emergency support, long-term care and hope for the future.
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