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    Syria

    Why are we in Syria? The Syrian crisis is now approaching the 10th year resulting in an estimated half a million lives being lost. Since 2013, our programmes in Syria have been helping those affected by the conflict. We are also supporting Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq.

    *We are currently responding to the threat of COVID-19 in Syria. Find out more about our response here.

    There are over 11 million people displaced by the war within Syria

    5.5 million people have fled the country as refugees and the vast majority are now hosted by Syria’s neighbouring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. Inside Syria, there are over 13 million people who are in need of humanitarian assistance.

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    Emergency response

    Over 1.1 million women, girls, men and boys have been supported by Concern’s emergency integrated programming, covering Protection, Education, Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities.  

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    Children enrolled in the non-formal education (NFE) programme in the 'Make Math Fun' class in Northern Syria, January 2020. This is part of the numeracy sessions to learn multiplication using small coloured balls.
    Children enrolled in the non-formal education (NFE) programme in the 'Make Math Fun' class in Northern Syria, January 2020. This is part of the numeracy sessions to learn multiplication using small coloured balls. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Concern is providing caregivers of the children attending the non-formal education (NFE) centre positive parenting courses on 'Encouraging Responsibility, Family Rules and Routines'
    Concern is providing caregivers of the children attending the non-formal education (NFE) centre positive parenting courses on 'Encouraging Responsibility, Family Rules and Routines', January 2020. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Concern staff deliver a hygiene promotion session to children in Syria, 2019
    Concern staff deliver a hygiene promotion session to children in Syria, 2019. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Inside a designated shop where people can redeem their pre-paid food vouchers from Concern. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Inside a designated shop where people can redeem their pre-paid food vouchers from Concern. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Concern staff distributing hygiene kits in Syria, 2019
    Concern staff distributing hygiene kits in Syria, 2019. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Providing clean water and promoting COVID-19 awareness in a camp in northern Syria. Photo: Concern Worldwide
    Providing clean water and promoting COVID-19 awareness in a camp in northern Syria. Photo: Concern Worldwide
    New isolation unit at a Health centre in northern Syria. Photo: Concern Worldwide
    New isolation unit at a Health centre in northern Syria. Photo: Concern Worldwide

    How we're helping in Syria

    We are working hard to alleviate suffering in Syria. We are doing this by delivering a multi-sectoral package of support that includes food, clean water, livelihoods and protection services.

    Emergency assistance
    Water, sanitation and hygiene
    Building resilience

    Latest from Syria

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    Press release15 March 2021

    10 Years Without a Home: Concern asks Ireland not to forget those still caught up in Syrian civil war

    Concern has been providing Psycho-social support to vulnerable women following the Port explosion in Beirut.
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    1 April 2021

    Providing psychological support to vulnerable women in Lebanon

    Our team in Lebanon has been providing Psycho-social support to vulnerable women following the Post explosion in Beirut. 

    A refugee child stands in front of her home in an informal tented settlement in Akkar district.
    Story
    12 March 2021

    The Syrian Conflict: How a 10-year crisis is felt in 4 countries

    March 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the protracted and multifaceted Syrian conflict. But, a decade in, very little about the crisis is simple.

    Arwa with her grandchildren in front of her makeshift shelter in an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border.
    Story
    11 March 2021

    Syria: Human Stories From a Decade of Conflict

    This month marks the tenth anniversary of a crisis in Syria. While many Syrians wish to return home, the road to getting there is less certain in 2021 than it was at the beginning of the crisis.

    Concern has been providing Psycho-social support to vulnerable women following the Port explosion in Beirut.
    Story
    1 April 2021

    Providing psychological support to vulnerable women in Lebanon

    Our team in Lebanon has been providing Psycho-social support to vulnerable women following the Post explosion in Beirut. 

    Informal tented settlement in North Lebanon
    Press release15 March 2021

    10 Years Without a Home: Concern asks Ireland not to forget those still caught up in Syrian civil war

    A refugee child stands in front of her home in an informal tented settlement in Akkar district.
    Story12 March 2021

    The Syrian Conflict: How a 10-year crisis is felt in 4 countries

    Arwa with her grandchildren in front of her makeshift shelter in an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border.
    Story
    11 March 2021

    Syria: Human Stories From a Decade of Conflict

    This month marks the tenth anniversary of a crisis in Syria. While many Syrians wish to return home, the road to getting there is less certain in 2021 than it was at the beginning of the crisis.

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    Concern staff, wearing a black facemask, demonstrating the importance of using soap when washing hands and explaining the importance of the critical times to wash hands. To do so chilli is used to demonstrate if no soap is used the chilli flakes remain on the hands, whereas when soap is used they are removed from the hands and remain in the bowl. Syria, 2020. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
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    Syria Emergency Mulitsectorial Humanitarian Response Final Evaluation 2020

    This page describes the evaluation of the ECHO funded third phase of the “Emergency Multi Sectorial Humanitarian Response in Syria” between September 1st 2019 and September 1st 2020.

    Children enrolled in the non-formal education (NFE) programme in the 'Make Math Fun' class in Northern Syria, January 2020. This is part of the numeracy sessions to learn multiplication using small coloured balls.
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    Syria Education in Emergencies Evaluation 2020

    This page describes the evaluation of the Education in Emergencies programme in Syria in 2020.

    A rehabilitated water station in Syria, 2019
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    Syria Programme Evaluations 2019

    This page describes the evaluation of OFDA and ECHO funded multisector grants in Syria from 2018 - 2019.

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    Concern staff treats the most severe cases of malnutrition among children under five in the Rohingya refugee camps. Photo: Darren Vaughan / Concern Worldwide.
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    6 March 2019

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