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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.
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In numbers
January-December 2021
- 17 millionand more people benefited from different water and habitat interventions across the country
- 3 millionpeople in 10 governorates received food parcels
- 78,000people received vegetable seeds, agricultural tools, and irrigation kits in 10 governorates
- 408,600and 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 27 facilities across the country
- 19,000received mattresses, clothes and hygiene kits in 6 governorates
- 218,000conflict-affected people in 12 governorates attended sessions on risks related to mines and other explosive remnants of war
- 24,000oral greetings and Red Cross Messages were exchanged between individuals separated from their families and their loved ones
- 6,400people from affected communities across the country attended awareness sessions about ICRC activities in Syria