Aleppo – Hard pressed to cope

Within the cold weather, ordinary people displaced recently from Eastern Aleppo sought refuge at temporary shelters in Jibreen about 10 kilometers southeast Aleppo are living now in very poor conditions.

Photo: ©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

Photo: ©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

Photo: ©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

The greatest concern for dozens of these people is to have a warm place. They are burning clothes, shoes or everything to warm themselves and their children.

Father with his children are trying to warm themselves with a fire they set at temporary shelters of Jibreen.- Photo:©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

A Syrian displaced boy is trying to warm his hands at Jibreen Collective shelter.- Photo:©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

Syrian displaced children drink hot tea to get some warm at temporary shelters in Jibreen.- Photo:©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

Most of these people depend now on the aid they receive from humanitarian agencies working on the ground like the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency.

UNHCR is focusing on the rapidly growing shelter needs, essential Core Relief Items such as winter clothes, winter underwear, sleeping bags, carpets, high thermal blankets, sleeping mats and mattresses as well as protection needs.

Syrian displaced children wear plastic boots distributed by UNHCR as they stand at a square of a temporary shelter in Jibreen. - Photo:©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

Syrian displaced boy wear plastic boots disrupted by UNHCR as he stand in a puddle at a temporary shelter in Jibreen. - Photo:©UNHCR/H. Maarouf

With the harsh winter in Aleppo with temperatures dropping even more at night. Over 261,000, including 80,158 newly displaced people have received aid under the UN’s winterization activities with the distribution of core relief items such as 159,000 blankets, 1,300 mattresses, 33,000 winter clothes kit, 300 family tents, 16,000 floor carpets, 15,000 sleeping bags and 5,000 jerry cans.
Though efforts are underway to prepare for winter, much more is needed.

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