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A displaced girl in Syria finds safety and support
March 15, 2024Aida (14) has spent most her life in a makeshift tent since the crisis in Syria started 13 years ago.
She has found emotional support and a safe space to speak up through counselling sessions supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
Hear Aida’s story and see how our team on the ground is taking action so Syrians like her are not forgotten.
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Ensuring safe births after Syria’s devastating earthquakes
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UNFPA is providing vital maternal health care to ensure women give birth safely. Learn more.
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Supporting women and girls affected by the earthquakes in Syria
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Support UNFPA’s vital work on the ground and help us keep them safe.
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Syria: 12 Years of Conflict
June 16, 202312 years of conflict in Syria has taken a devastating toll on women and girls.
The recent earthquakes have deepened their suffering.
The priority for UNFPA is to ensure that all Syrian women and girls in need can access life-saving reproductive health and protection services.
Learn more here.
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Protecting earthquake survivors in Syria from violence
March 2, 2023Women and children in Aleppo, Syria have lost their homes and livelihoods and been left vulnerable by the #earthquake.
Watch Regional Director for UNFPA in the Arab States, Laila Baker describe the urgent humanitarian support UNFPA is providing.
Learn more and see how you can you can support here.
Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #99 November 2020
Resource date: 30 November 2020
Publisher: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub
Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #94 June 2020
Resource date: 30 June 2020
Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub
Within the Syria crisis region, which spans the whole of Syria, Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, there have been a total of 252,204 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 30, 2020. The highest number of confirmed cases came from Türkiye (199,906), followed by Egypt (68,311), Iraq (49,109), and Jordan (1,132). Only 279 cases were reported in Syria. By June, UNFPA country offices throughout the region had already readjusted their programmes and work plans, putting short and long-term measures in place to ensure continuity of operations despite expected challenges.
Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #93 May 2020
Resource date: 31 May 2020
Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub