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Syria

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Numbers At A Glance

6.8 million

People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Syria

4.25 million

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Syria

1.5 million

Syrians Displaced to Neighboring Countries

The United States is committed to helping the innocent children, women, and men affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria.

Four million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, over 2 million people are internally displaced, and nearly one million people have fled to the neighboring countries.

Syria Snapshot

Syria Snapshot 03/01/2013 (pdf - 78k)

The United States is providing food aid, medical supplies, emergency and basic health care, shelter materials, clean water, hygiene education and supplies, and other relief supplies—including blankets and heaters—to help those affected by the crisis in Syria.

In Geneva, Switzerland, at the Syria Humanitarian Forum, U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Nancy Lindborg announced that the United States is providing an additional $19 million in humanitarian assistance in response to urgent needs emanating from the brutal conflict in Syria. On January 29, President Obama announced an additional $155 million to help those suffering inside Syria and refugees in the neighboring countries. Today’s announcement brings the United States total contribution of humanitarian support in response to this crisis to nearly $385 million.

HUMANITARIAN FUNDING TO SYRIA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN FY2012 AND FY2013*

USAID/OFDA	$79,696,239
USAID/FFP	$145,515,020
State/PRM	$288,759,100
Total U.S. Government (USG) Assistance to the Syria Humanitarian Response	$513,970,359

*These figures are current as of May 23, 2013

Current Syria Fact Sheet

Syria Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #16 - 05-23-2013 (pdf - 303k)

USG Humanitarian Assistance Syria Complex Emergency Map - 05-23-2013 (pdf - 999k)

Syria Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #15 - Arabic Translation - 05-09-2013 (pdf - 4 MB)

Key Developments

On May 14, the USG announced an additional $5 million in humanitarian aid for host communities and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The assistance—targeted to shelter rehabilitation, communal shelter construction, and water and sanitation upgrades for tented settlements—builds on the existing $83 million of USG humanitarian aid to Lebanon for the Syria crisis and increases the total amount of USG humanitarian assistance throughout the region for the Syria response to nearly $514 million. In addition to the new humanitarian funding, the May 14 announcement also included $5 million in transition assistance for conflict mitigation and economic empowerment activities in Lebanon.

The number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration in neighboring countries surpassed 1.5 million people in mid-May, according to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The agency has registered approximately 250,000 refugees each month since January 1 amid swiftly deteriorating conditions. Refugees interviewed by UNHCR attribute the rapid rise in people fleeing Syria partly to increased fighting and frequently shifting control of towns. Of the refugees who have fled to neighboring countries, three-quarters are living among host populations in urban and rural communities.

The second Joint Rapid Assessment in Northern Syria (J-RANS II)—a collaborative effort among a range of humanitarian actors, supported by the USG and other major donors, and facilitated by the Syrian Coalition’s Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU)—was released on May 22. The survey covered 104 of the 150 sub-districts in the northern governorates of Hamah, Idlib, Aleppo, Latakia, Ar Raqqah, Al Hasakah and Dayr az Zawr. J-RANS II noted significant deterioration of the humanitarian situation since January, with health needs, in particular, growing more acute. The survey found that humanitarian assistance has increased but remains insufficient to meet the exponentially growing needs.