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Posted by The.IRC on June 14th, 2013
At 23, Hamid was in medical school in Canada when war broke out in Syria. Today, he’s a veteran of frontline medicine. He returned to Syria when the war begin and now works at an IRC-supported field hospital in Aleppo. more »
Posted in Health, Syria | Tags: Syria crisis, medicine, doctors, chemical weapons, Aleppo |
Posted by The.IRC on June 13th, 2013
After more than two years of civil war in Syria, a humanitarian disaster is gripping the Middle East. Over four million Syrians are now in dire need of assistance. On June 11, the IRC hosted a phone briefing on the Syria crisis and our response. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, aid workers, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by Ned Colt on June 7th, 2013
At $5.2 billion, the total figure for Syria aid is staggering. It’s more than three times the size of the appeal for Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, and more than four times the size of the 2004 South Asian tsunami appeal. Of the $5 billion? $2.98 billion is earmarked for Syrian refugees, while $1.4 billion is to pay for in-country aid work. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria | Tags: refugees, United Nations, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Sharon.Waxman on June 7th, 2013
The IRC's Sharon Waxman on what the international community needs to do to get aid into Syria, how to best support refugees and countries hosting them to prevent escalation of tensions, and how to help refugees realize their rights. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, Advocacy, conflict, war, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on May 29th, 2013
One in every four Syrians has been displaced by a devastating civil war. The IRC is on the ground to help. See how your support is translating into lifesaving assistance both within Syria and in neighboring countries. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Emergency Response, HIV/Aids, Humanitarian Aid, Mothers, War, Education, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Ned Colt on April 2nd, 2013
A Syrian watchdog group says more Syrians died in March than in any previous month since the start of fighting there two years ago. The IRC is ramping up its efforts to help Syrian civilians inside and outside their country. more »
Posted by The.IRC on March 11th, 2013
Syria’s devastating civil war continues, driving more than one million people to seek safety in neighboring countries. Call on your member of Congress to ensure that Syrian refugees receive the humanitarian assistance they desperately need. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon | Tags: Advocacy, conflict, howtohelp, Syrian conflict |
Posted by Ned Colt on March 6th, 2013
There were no balloons or a band to welcome this 1 millionth arrival. Frankly? We’ll never know who the millionth Syrian refugee was. Odds are it was a child, because 52 percent of those fleeing Syria are 17 or younger. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Children & Youth, Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: children, refugees, emergency relief, Advocacy, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 8th, 2013
Darfur got George Clooney. Haiti got Sean Penn. Cambodia got Angelina Jolie. The Syrian Kurds got me, Sarah Wayne Callies. That is the simplest and most direct metric I know to convey how bad it is for them right now. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, conflict, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices, Syrian refugees, sarahwaynecallies_syria, Domiz | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 30th, 2013
This infographic from the IRC's recent report on the crisis in Syria shows the vast numbers of Syrians who are displaced within the country or who were forced to flee to neighboring countries to escape the ongoing violence. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, map |
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