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26 January 2025

Response snapshots 2024

The snapshots reflect UNICEF commitments in terms of planned targets to reach and the funding required.Snapshots list:2024 Overview and strategic needs & response UNICEF overall snapshotHealthNutritionWater, sanitation and hygieneEducationChild protectionSocial protectionSocial behavioral change

20 November 2024

Yousef’s story: a dream written in words

Saqba, Syria - “I have never stayed in a school for more than two weeks before fleeing the area in search of safety," said Yousef, a 13-year-old boy residing in Saqba town in Rural Damascus. He recalled the multiple displacements he experienced during the years of conflict and how he was forced to drop out of sch...

19 November 2024

The Republic of Korea contributes US$2.5 million to support access to urgent education and child protection emergency services for vulnerable children affected by the conflict in Syria

DAMASCUS, 19 November 2024 - The Republic of Korea has contributed US$2.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), aiming to increase children’s access to safe and quality education, in addition to providing humanitarian child protective services, including mental health and psychosocial support to ...

04 November 2024

Response snapshots January to September 2024

The snapshots reflect UNICEF commitments in terms of planned targets to reach and the funding required.Snapshots:2024 overview, strategic needs and responseUNICEF overall snapshotHealthNutritionWater, sanitation and hygieneEducationChild protectionAdolescents empowermentSocial protectionSocial behavioral change

31 October 2024

Khatar's journey: overcoming adversity to fulfill her true potential

Dael camps, rural Dar’a, Syria - “I used to see children in school uniforms and wonder if I could ever wear those and go to school, too,” said Khatar, a nine-year-old girl, who lives in Dar’a, recalling the hardships she had gone through with her family. In search of safety, Khatar and her family fled their hometo...

14 October 2024

Response snapshots January to August 2024

The snapshots reflect UNICEF commitments in terms of planned targets to reach and the funding required.Snapshots:2024 overview, strategic needs and responseUNICEF overall snapshotHealthNutritionWater, sanitation and hygieneEducationChild protectionAdolescents empowermentSocial protectionSocial behavioral change

12 September 2024

UNICEF empowers children in Syria to shape their future through education

Homs city, Syria: A UNICEF-supported integrated learning centre in Homs city, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, is providing education opportunities for children who have never attended school or have temporarily dropped out. The centre offers a self-learning programme, remedial classes, recreational ed...

03 September 2024

Humanitarian response snapshots January to July 2024

The snapshots reflect UNICEF commitments as per 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children "HAC" in terms of planned targets to reach and the funding required. The situation and response strategy are updated when the latest country Humanitarian Needs Overview is available.Snapshots list:2024 HAC Overview and strategic ...

Bridging the education gap for children in northeastern Syria

Areesha camp, Al Hassakeh governorate: In the Areesha camp located in Al-Hassakeh governorate, northeastern Syria, over 14,000 people continue to live in basic conditions with limited access to essential services, including education. UNICEF is addressing the educational needs of displaced children in the camp thr...

Empowering dreams

Homs city, Syria: “The large number of students in my class didn’t allow me to concentrate. I felt depressed because I knew that my mother couldn’t afford private lessons to help me,” said Shahd, a 15-year-old student in Homs city. Shahd is the youngest of three sisters, living with her siblings Maya and Mays, and...

Situation report

Humanitarian response snapshots January to June 2024

The snapshots reflect UNICEF commitments as per 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children "HAC" in terms of planned targets to reach and the funding required. The situation and response strategy are updated when the latest country Humanitarian Needs Overview is available.Snapshots list:2024 HAC Overview and strategi...

The European Union contributes €5.5 million to strengthen UNICEF’s aid for vulnerable children in Syria

DAMASCUS, 18 July 2024 – The European Union (EU) has contributed €5.5 million in humanitarian funding to UNICEF's efforts in delivering multi-purpose cash assistance, water and sanitation services, protection, and education to vulnerable children and families across Syria. Thirteen years of crisis have upended the...