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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 - March 2019
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6.2 millionbenefited from the support to water supply services, as well as from projects related to sanitation and power supply.
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5.3 millionpeople were ensured safe drinking water across the country.
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1.3 millionpeople have access to improved healthcare services.
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1 millionpeople in 12 governorates received food. About 0.5 million were repeated recipients.
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270,000people in 12 governorates received essential items, including blankets, mattresses, hygiene kits, winter clothes, and school kits.
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57,000people benefited from the ICRC/SARC livelihood and agricultural projects by receiving 11,000 cereal kits.
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4,000people benefited from physical rehabilitation aid.
Latest Tweets
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People arriving in the Al-Hol camp have been without access to health care due to lack of medicine, hostilities and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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In Al-Hol camp, we have distributed more than 281,000 hot meals since the beginning of March, together with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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More than half of the population in the Al-Hol camp are children. Our staff on the ground often see them taking car… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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In Syria, thousands of people live with disabilities. We had the honor of hosting @JessMarkt who supported the the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We are concerned by reports of civilian deaths and reports of alleged attacks on medical facilities and essential i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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On May 8th, we celebrate the International Red Cross Red Crescent day. Millions of volunteers and staff around the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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At the request of the concerned authorities, @ICRC was present as a humanitarian observer during today’s cross-bord… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We renew our call to anyone who might have information about Alaa, Nabil and Louisa, our colleagues abducted in Syr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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What #Syrians need is quite simple; the chance to rebuild their lives with dignity. #Syria pic.twitter.com/GSCGO4bzMn
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"The past five years have been beyond difficult for the families and friends of Louisa, Alaa and Nabil," says… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Our director of operations @DStillhartICRC appealing for information about our colleagues abducted in 2013. The n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We are seeking information about the whereabouts and wellbeing of our three staff members abducted in #Syria more t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…