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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 2019
- 16.9 millionbenefited from water and habitat projects
- 480,000+people received water delivered by trucks in Aleppo, Rural Damascus, and Hassakeh
- 4.7 millionpeople in 12 governorates received food. Over 3 million among them received many times
- 200,000people benefited from ICRC and SARC cereal seeds and vegetable kits assistance in 9 governorates
- 544,000people had access to improved healthcare services through ICRC support to the SARC health facilities, including 14 polyclinics and 12 mobile health units
- 6,600wounded and sick persons benefited from Al Hol field hospital which was opened in June 2019
- 113,586people in 10 cities attended sessions on risks related to mines and other explosive remnants of war
- 9,635oral greetings and Red Cross Messages exchanged between individuals who were separated from their families
- 3,576cases have been opened for the tracing of missing people
Latest Tweets
- #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…
- Abdulrahman and Mohamad will be able to go back to their home soon️#ICRC W/@SYRedCrescent distributed shelter… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- This year 618 patients with physical disabilities and their caregivers in Aleppo have taken up a range of mental he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- #ICRC and @SYRedCrescent continue to support agricultural production in Quneitra, southern #Syria to improve food s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- About 1,000 students arrived to Aleppo over the last weeks to take their baccalaureate exams. To help with their st… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- In #Syria, countless families are affected by job losses and serious income reductions. “I worry a lot about the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- At least 400 beekeepers now have access to high-quality beehives ICRC w/ @SYRedCrescent provided a sawmill with m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- 2,000 returnees will benefit from electricity in two villages in rural Homs. #ICRC w/@SYRedCrescent rehabilitated… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- This is what almost 10 years of conflict mean in #Syria pic.twitter.com/H2zSJPjJw1
- 600 students will be starting their classes at the beginning of the school year in Sheikh Hadeed village in Rural H… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Read the full statement on #Syria by @PMaurerICRC the president of the International #RedCross … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- In #Syria, when the guns fall silent, the consequences of the conflict will be felt for years to come. Syrians jus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…