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Syria crisis: The ICRC is helping both people inside Syria, who are facing extremely difficult conditions because of the conflict, and the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
In cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, we are distributing food and other essentials, restoring water supplies and supporting medical services.
In numbers
In 2020
- 600,000 peoplebenefited from food and assistance programmes since the start of 2020.
- 260,000+ vulnerable peopleincluding the elderly and people with disabilities, benefitted from the ICRC’s emergency food assistance.
- 650,000 Syriansbenefited from the support ICRC provided to public hospitals.
- 10 million Syriansreceived access to clean water on a daily basis.
- 250,000+ peoplecontinue to be supported with food on a monthly basis.
- 750,000 peoplebenefited from hygiene kit distribution.
Latest Tweets
- ️ 1 in 2 Syrians do not have enough food to eat. ️ 65% of Syrians rely on aid to survive. In the first half of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Covid-19 can affect anyone, anywhere. Following the preventive measures is the first step toward fighting… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Water is a fundamental human need. Water shortages remain one of the main concerns of the civilian population… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- In Syria: 80% of Syrians live below the poverty line. The price of bread doubled in a few weeks. In the first… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Rasha shows us the dress she made for her daughterwhile wearing the face mask she made herself️ ICRC and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Randa will be able to show her little sister the home she grew-up in️ Randa fled her home during the conflict. Wi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- #Covid_19 can affect anyone, anywhere. To support prison authorities in preventing the spread of the virus in dete… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- 200 farmers supported to increase their cherry apple and olive trees production. #ICRC and @SYRedCrescent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- With the: fear of #Covid_19 spreading ️ the very hot weather the situation in Al Hol camp, Hassakeh northeast… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Covid-19 hasn’t ended. As a response to this pandemic, ICRC #Syria donated personal protection items and hygiene… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Tens of thousands of: people are missing in #Syria families without answers  searches continue Tens of tho… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- #ICRC calls for Allouk station to be protected from the ongoing conflict, in addition to all civilian service facil… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Um Mohamad and her 11 children now have enough water to help in preventing #COVID_19 infection #ICRC with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Preventive measures are always ensured in #ICRC and @SYRedCrescent Mobile Health Clinics The two Leishmania mob… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Meet Najah Najah means “success” in Arabic and that’s how she describes her coffee roasting project which #ICRC a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- #COVID_19 protective measures are as important as before #ICRC W/@SYRedCrescent distributed 12,300 Covid19 adap… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- More than 37,000 people now have daily access to drinking water in Hassakeh.#ICRC with the @SYRedCrescent continu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “They call me, and I go wash their cars. I save my clients’ time”#ICRC W/@SYRedCrescent supported Mutaz who is a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…