Nearly nine years of conflict have brought about sweeping and protracted changes in the lives of Syrian people. Syrians are adapting to a ‘new normal’ as it relates to new livelihood strategies, new ways of accessing education, and new gender roles.
Syria
Statement of Concern – Situation in northwest Syria
As violence continues to escalate in northwest Syria, 10 Canadian aid agencies are warning that the number of people displaced could reach one million by next week unless immediate action is taken.
Hundreds of thousands in northwest Syria caught in humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies warn
As hostilities continue to escalate in northwest Syria, eight aid agencies are making an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire as they warn that hundreds of thousands of people – the majority of them women and children – fleeing the unrelenting violence are caught in a humanitarian catastrophe.
Tens of Thousands of People in Northeast Syria at Risk as Winter Approaches
As temperatures plummet across the Middle East, CARE warns that tens of thousands of people, including women and children, in northeast Syria are at risk of facing harsh weather conditions without needed protection.
Women in Desperate Need of Assistance in Northeast Syria and Iraq
More than two weeks after the escalation of violence in north-east Syria, women, children, and families continue to be uprooted from their homes, with displacement figures reaching close to 180,000.
Humanitarian situation rapidly deteriorating in northeast Syria
CARE warned today that humanitarian needs continue to rise in north-east Syria, as the conflict in the area deepens.
15 Aid Agencies Warn of Humanitarian Crisis in North-East Syria
Civilians in north-east Syria are at risk and humanitarian aid could be cut off following the launch of a new military operation in the area, leading aid agencies are warning.
As CARE International ranks deadliest places to be an aid worker; Syria tops the list for third year running
For the third year in a row, Syria has remained the deadliest place to be an aid worker, according to an analysis done by CARE.
Violence leaves two CARE-supported health centres out of service in Syria’s Northwest
The spike in violence in northwest Syria has forced CARE International to suspend some of its aid provision, including at healthcare facilities and community centres for women and girls.