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Children sit together in a school-turned-shelter in Al-zebdiyeh neighbourhood, Aleppo city, northern Syria, on 13 February 2023.

Kuwait contributes US$ 17 million to boost delivery of essential services to children impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

A family from the Rumaila area in Jableh district, Lattakia Governorate, in northwestern Syrian Arab Republic, stands near their destroyed house, after the devastating earthquake that hit their city.

Immediate earthquake response plan for Syria

Humanitarian situation, needs, priority activities and funding requirements for February to May 2023

Files available for download (1)

Immediate response plan: February to March 2023 (PDF, 552 KB)

young boy standing on the rubble of a building

Devastating earthquakes hit Syria

Millions of children need urgent humanitarian support

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12 years on, Syrian children endure crisis after crisis

Children in Syria have endured hardships for years, including conflict, natural disasters and public health crises

young boy standing on the rubble of a building

21 February 2023

Immediate earthquake response plan for Syria

Humanitarian situation, needs, priority activities and funding requirements for February to May 2023

Files available for download (1)

Immediate response plan: February to March 2023 (PDF, 552 KB)

23 November 2022

Gearing up for winter

Race against time to provide Syrian children and families with life-saving winter assistance

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The European Union contributes €5.7 million to support the most vulnerable children and families in Syria

More than 300,000 people to benefit from access to life-saving services across the country

Health worker taking the height of a child in a clinic

Two health centres opened after several facilities impacted

UNICEF with partners, reaching children and mothers with lifesaving nutrition and essential health services at two fixed health centres in Dara’a Albalad.

children in a classroom tent

UNICEF delivers – 11 years on

Marking the impact of years of conflict on children in Syria

We met Abdulla for the first time in 2018. He has grown since and so have his dreams! He’s now in Grade 7 and hopes to become an architect in the future. He'd like to build homes for others and a beautiful house for himself.

Syria 11

The impact of eleven years of war in Syria on children and childhood.