This report describes the situation when it was prepared (2024). Figures and conditions may have changed since.
Summary
Ten-page overview of the humanitarian situation in northwestern Syria covering conflict and political control, restrictions on cross-border aid, the 2023 earthquake, water scarcity, food insecurity, malnutrition and disease including cholera. It cites an estimated 15.3 million people in need across Syria, about 4.1 million of them in the northwest. It concludes that a coordinated response combining immediate relief and long-term recovery is needed and that internally displaced people bear the brunt of the crises.
Key figures from the report
- 15.3 million An estimated 15.3 million individuals across the country are in dire need of humanitarian aid, with approximately 4.1 million in the northwest. Page 2
- 4,540 The earthquake and subsequent aftershocks claimed the lives of 4,540 individuals and displaced 86,000 people in opposition-controlled areas of northwestern Syria. Page 6
- 61,075 Over 61,075 suspected cholera cases have been reported in northwestern Syria since the beginning of the year. Page 9