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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
January-June 2021
- 15 millionand more people benefited from different water and habitat interventions across the country
- 1.3 millionpeople in 7 governorates received food parcels
- 75,000people received vegetable seeds, agricultural tools, and irrigation kits in 10 governorates
- 284,000and more people had access to healthcare services through the ICRC’s support to 15 polyclinics and 17 mobile health units, in addition to health support to diabetes and leishmaniases programs of the Ministry of health in 26 facilities across the count
- 16,500detainees across the country benefited from health care in detention programs in places of detention, and essential drugs were donated to two central prisons. A scabies campaign was conducted in a central prison
- 117,000conflict-affected people in 10 governorates attended sessions on risks related to mines and other explosive remnants of war
- 4,200oral greetings and Red Cross Messages were exchanged between individuals separated from their families and their loved ones
- 3200people from affected communities across the country attended awareness sessions about ICRC activities in Syria
Latest Tweets
- Ten years of conflict have caused heavy and widespread destruction of key water facilities across #Syria. pic.twitter.com/89FR2IXqsE
- A decade of conflict has affected water systems in #Syria and resulted in significant reductions in supplying milli… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- To supply 5,000 people with enough drinking water in Durbul town, rural #Damascus, ICRC and @SYRedCrescent installe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- ️30% of the remnants of war that fall do not explode and pose a great danger to millions of lives. @SYRedCrescent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- *1 in 2 people have fled their homes. *1 in 2 healthcare centers no longer function. *1 in 2 people don’t have enou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- This is the Forensics Building in #Aleppo which was heavily damaged during the conflict. ICRC, SARC, and the Genera… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- "The prices are increasing. To provide my 8 children with their basic needs, I must keep this source of income" Abu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Waiting for answers... Waiting to know their loved ones' fate... On the #InternationalDayoftheDisappeared, we stan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Most families do not have the luxury of eating 3 meals a day in Al Hol camp, northeastern #Syria. ICRC and … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Around 50% of agricultural production has gone down in Syria. We are distributing with @SYRedCrescent, 15K vegetab… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “The books cost a lot, not to mention the transportation costs. Everything in college is expensive” ICRC and SARC… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- 1/2 ICRC delivered medical aid to @SYRedCrescent branch and Daraa National Hospital, in addition to 520 hygiene kit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “I want to be a famous football player” Hasan lost his leg in a landmine explosion, and today he regained part of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Connections are lost during conflicts. In #Syria, there are tens of thousands of families with no news of loved on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- To prevent people from going missing through proper identification and dignified management of human remains, ICRC… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Allouk water station in northeast #Syria has been frequently disrupted. ICRC & @SYRedCrescent are maintaining the s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- About 50% of water facilities are not functioning well in #Syria. 20K people will benefit from ICRC and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…