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
and more people benefited from different water and habitat interventions across the country
1.5 million
people in 7 governorates received food parcels
570,000
people received sheep, poultry, fodder, fertilizers, and agricultural tools in 13 governorates
61,800
and 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

More facts & figures

482,000
received mattresses, clothes and hygiene kits in 10 governorates
108,000
conflict-affected people in 12 governorates attended sessions on risks related to mines and other explosive remnants of war
700
oral greetings and Red Cross Messages were exchanged between individuals separated from their families and their loved ones
1,700
people from affected communities across the country attended awareness sessions about ICRC activities in Syria

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