The ICRC in Syria

Al-Qusayr, Homs governorate. A woman carries her child's remains.

Since the onset of the violence in Syria in March 2011, the ICRC has been doing its utmost to respond to the needs of those affected by the fighting. Together with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the ICRC has been providing water, food, medical materials and other items to millions people affected by the fighting, to help them cope with the situation. Present in Syria since 1967, the ICRC also works in the occupied Golan. Other activities include restoring family links between Syrians and relatives detained abroad.

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Facts and Figures

From January to March 2013, the ICRC:

worked with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to deliver food to 617, 000 people, plus household kits (mattresses, blankets, kitchen sets, hygiene kits, candles, etc.) for 204,000 people;
ensured the continuation of renovation and upgrading work on 100 public facilities across the country where displaced people were living;
delivered water by truck to 100,000 people;
supported local water boards by providing water treatment supplies, spare parts and generators, ensuring that more than 2.7 million people had access to drinking water;
delivered medical and surgical supplies, plus medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases, to health facilities on both sides.