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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
- ICRC, @SYRedCrescent, and the General Assembly of Forensics are rehabilitating the Forensics Building in #Aleppo wh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “We are in a daily race with the rapidly changing economic situation," Mohamad said. To help in supporting his fam… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Some 27 Syrian surgeons and health staff were trained for 2 weeks in #Damascus by ICRC surgeons on how to use the b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Kfarieh polyclinic, northern Latakia, was directly affected by the conflict and is considered as a referral health… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “I’m always positive because I have hope, the kind of hope that will never die,” More on what young Syrians have b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- "I may not be able to fully support my daughters financially, but I always support them emotionally," Mirvat is no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- To ensure bread supply for over 35,000 people in Sinjar town, #Idlib, ICRC, @SYRedCrescent , and the Directorate of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “I used to wait for neighbors to provide me with a sheep’s milk to feed my family, but now I have my own sheep to f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Over 12 million people in #Syria are food insecure. ICRC and the @SYRedCrescent continue to work across #Syria to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “We see on a daily basis, people suffering from sleeplessness, nightmares, and frustrations. They are unaware of t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “All things are expensive due to the economic crisis. We used to have meat on our meal table but now we just see m… 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…
- 20% of people in conflict-affected areas live with some form of mental health condition.#Syria is no exception, es… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “Can you spot the queen bee?” Abed and 240 other beekeepers in Tartus governorate benefited from ICRC and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- This is the life of 1,400 young Syrians in numbers: 62% fled their homes 42% lost loved ones 49% lost their income… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- “My paintings were filled with hope and life, but after the conflict, they became dark and sad” More on what young… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- This is the first picture ever of these children!️ They were born during the conflict in rural Aleppo where there… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Over the past decade, the ICRC and @SYRedCrescent have carried out thousands of projects across #Syria, ensuring th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…