Middle East and North Africa

Syrian Arab Republic

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Syrian has faced one of the world's worst displacement crises, as a result of the decade-long civil war. Many children across the country have been displaced. OCHA
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After 11 years of crisis, most Syrians continue to face a continued humanitarian decline. The country still has the world’s largest number of internally displaced people of 6.8 million people.

At the end of 2022, almost 7 out of 10 people in Syria needed assistance, the largest number of people in need since the crisis began. However, the devastating earthquakes of February 2023 affected nearly 9 million people. The damage is worst in the north-west, where more than 4.2 million people have been affected in Aleppo and 3 million people in Idleb.

Humanitarian indicators in Syria continue to deteriorate. Basic services are collapsing, there is an ongoing cholera outbreak, economic indicators are worsening, and climate and human-caused shocks are compounding an already dire situation, making people even more vulnerable. 

The impact of the earthquakes, localized hostilities, the economic crisis, and the water crisis and public health emergencies, including cholera and extreme weather-related situations, are expected to be the main drivers of humanitarian need in 2023. In addition, international and regional geopolitical dynamics could have serious implications on needs across the country, especially in the case of a non-renewal of the UN Security Council resolution authorizing the delivery of UN humanitarian assistance to parts of Syria. 

In 2023, the humanitarian community will continue to provide life-saving and life-sustaining humanitarian assistance to 13 million people – more than half of the country’s population. It is critical to address the drivers of needs, including protection threats, continued rights violations, accelerating economic deterioration, limited or unavailable basic services and environmental shocks. 

Overview of the humanitarian response in the Syrian Arab Republic

Population
22.1M
People in Need
15.3M
Registered Syrian Refugees in the Region
5.2M
People in Need
15.3M
People Targeted for Assistance
14.2M
Total requirements (USD)
5.4B
Total requirements (USD)
5.4B
Funding total (USD)
1.4B
Funding gap (USD)
4B
Funding coverage (%)
25.42

Top 5 donors

United States of America, Government of
$629.1 million
Germany, Government of
$170.3 million
European Commission
$94.6 million
Japan, Government of
$44.4 million
Canada, Government of
$43.4 million

Top 5 funded sectors

Food Security and Agriculture
$567.7 million
Not specified
$170.9 million
Health
$126.1 million
Protection
$88 million
NFI
$82.9 million

The Syrian Arab Republic Humanitarian Fund

Pledged amount (USD)
69.2M
Paid amount (USD)
60M

Top 5 donors

United Arab Emirates
$15 million (paid)
Netherlands
$8.6 million (paid)
Norway
$7.4 million (paid)
Belgium
$7.6 million (paid)
Italy
$6.1 million (pledged)

Resources

Syria + 1 more

News and Press Release

North-west Syria: Voices of Humanitarians [EN/AR]

About World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is celebrated annually on 19 August to honor humanitarians around the world and their tireless efforts to serve communities. This year marks the 20th anniversary of...

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News and Press Release
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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

Infographic

Syrian Arab Republic: IDP Spontaneous Returns (June 2023) [EN/AR/TR]

June 2023 Updates In June 2023, the humanitarian community recorded some 2,000 spontaneous IDP return movements across Syria, which was 29 percent less than the return movements that were tracked in...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria + 5 more

Situation Report

Humanitarian Update Syrian Arab Republic - Issue 13 | June 2023 [EN/AR]

HIGHLIGHTS P.01 Mr Martin Griffiths, briefing to the United Nations Security Council - Ms Joyce Msuya – Statement for Brussels VII conference P.02 Ms Catherine Russell's remarks at the Oslo...

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Situation Report
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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

Situation Report

North-West Syria: Situation Report (21 July 2023) [EN/AR]

HIGHLIGHTS Security Council Resolution 2672 authorizing UN aid delivery via Bab Al-Hawa has expired on 10 July 2023. The Security Council has not reached an agreement on its extension. The UN...

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Situation Report
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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Funding for OCHA Syrian Arab Republic

Total requirements (USD)
6.1M
Opening balance (USD)
65.1K
Earmarked funding (USD)
1.9M
Total (USD)
1.9M

Earmarked contributions

Canada
$0.2 million
Estonia
$0.1 million
European Commission
$0.5 million
Germany
$0.2 million
Greece
$0 million
Japan
$0.1 million
Jersey
$0 million
Poland
$0.1 million
Sweden
$0.5 million

Unearmarked contributions

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Russian Federation
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingd

Unearmarked contributions (or commitments) are those for which the donor does not require the funds to be used for a specific project, sector, crisis or country, leaving OCHA to decide how to allocate the funds.

Opening balance may include unearmarked and earmarked funding with implementation dates beyond the calendar year, and excludes miscellaneous income (e.g. adjustments, gain/losses on exchange rate etc.)

Funding information from the OCHA Contributions Tracking System.