Syria
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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

12 million
people benefited from the various water and habitat activities implemented across the country
1.5 million
people received food assistance.
570,000
people received sheep, poultry, fodder, agricultural tools, and fertilizers in 13 governorates
61,800
people accessed healthcare services at 15 clinics and 17 mobile health centers supported by the ICRC, in addition to the medical support the ICRC provides to the DoH’s diabetes and leishmaniasis programs in 27 health care centers across the country

More facts & figures

482,000
received mattresses, clothes and hygiene kits in 10 governorates
108,000
detainees in 10 governorates received mattresses, clothes, and hygiene kits
700
oral greetings and Red Cross Messages were exchanged between individuals separated from their families and their loved ones
1,700
people participated in briefing sessions on ICRC activities in Syria
108,000
people from conflict-affected communities in 12 governorates attended awareness sessions on the dangers of mines and other explosive remnants of war, delivered by SARC risk education teams, trained, and supported by the ICRC

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