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Removing debris as part of the Early Recovery and Livelihoods cluster
By 26 April 2023, humanitarian partners under the Early Recovery and Livelihoods cluster had removed over 464,000 cubic meters of debris across 27 sub-districts in north-west Syria in the aftermath of the earthquakes. OCHA/Mohanad Zayat
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OCHA Türkiye is one of the three OCHA hubs working together to implement the Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) collectively in the spirit of the whole of Syria. 
 
The coordination system in southern Türkiye for the cross-border operations to Syria was established in 2013. OCHA Türkiye works with the United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners including international organizations, Syrian NGOs, Turkish NGOs and various governmental and other authorities to support needs assessments, identification and analysis of needs, share information on the response, provide access analysis and facilitate the operating environment including on border crossing regulations. OCHA supports the southern Türkiye coordination architecture comprised of nine clusters, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG), other coordination forums and the Humanitarian Liaison Group (HLG) under the leadership of the Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator (DRHC).
 
OCHA Türkiye is responsible for the daily management of all programmatic and financial aspects of the Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF) on behalf of the Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator. The SCHF provides funding for projects which are in line with the priorities and objectives of the Syria Humanitarian Response Plan.
 
For more information about the cross-border humanitarian response from Türkiye to Syria, please visit: Türkiye cross-border operations.

The Syria Cross-Border Humanitarian Fund

Established in July 2014 following the UN Security Resolutions 2139 and 2165 and in view of the magnitude and complexity of the Syria crisis, the Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF), is a multi-donor country-based pooled fund whose objective is to expand and enable humanitarian assistance in Syria. Since its inception, the SCHF has allocated more than $1 billion and supports activities in line with the strategic objectives of the Syria Response Plan. The SCHF provides flexible and timely resources to partners thereby expanding the delivery of humanitarian assistance, increasing humanitarian access, and strengthening partnerships with local and international non-governmental organizations.

Top 5 donors

Germany
$3.1 million (paid)
United Kingdom
$2.5 million (paid)

Resources

Syria

News and Press Release

Clearing debris to save and improve lives

Syria | 2025 | CBPF Syria, Idleb and region. Displaced from his town by fighting several years ago, Khalid and his family settled on a small piece of land, where his farming provides them with a...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

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Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Statement at Brussels IX Conference, “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition", 17 March 2025

Brussels, 17 March 2025 As delivered We need to meet this moment for Syria, yes, but not just for Syria. Because this is a chance to show – and a time when many nations are in retreat from the world...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Syria

News and Press Release

Simple infrastructure improvements build resilience

Syria | 2025 | CBPF Syria, Samrada. “The bus is often late, and I have to wait for a long time,” says Mohammed, who fled fighting elsewhere in Syria to make a new life here. The protracted crisis in...

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  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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