From Fields to Fleeing: How Climate Change is Uprooting Syrian Farmers in Dar’a Governorate
Climate change has become an undeniable reality, impacting various aspects of our lives. One of the regions with evident impact of climate change is Dar’a Governorate in Syria. The region was severely affected by the Syria crisis, and climate change is exacerbating...
How UNHCR Syria’s water support helped Latakia villages survive during the summer wildfires
In the scorching summer of last year, wildfires raged through villages in Latakia, endangering the lives and properties of their inhabitants. The flames threatened to engulf everything in their path, leaving behind devastation and despair. Al-Zahraa and Al-Zaytouneh...
Sewing her way to a better life: Enas’ story
Enas, a mother of two children, succeeded in making a huge transition in her life – from a divorced woman living in destitution to an independent woman running a successful business and helping other women from her local community.
UNHCR Staff take the initiative to support earthquakes-affected families in Syria
More than a month after devastating earthquakes hit Syria and Türkiye, millions of people remain in need of essential life-saving support. Even with humanitarian efforts and inter-agency coordination in place, there is still a lot to be done. Following a long...
Vital aid reaches Syrian quake survivors who – again – have lost everything
UNHCR delivers assistance to families left homeless by the disaster, while reopening of aid route to northwest Syria offers hope to those already displaced during country’s 12-year crisis.
UNHCR: Over 5 million may need shelter support in Syria after quake
This is a summary of what was said by Sivanka Dhanapala, UNHCR Representative in Syria – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. He was speaking from Damascus.
UNHCR responds to deadly earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
Teams from the UN Refugee Agency are on the ground to provide life-saving assistance to families affected by the disaster. Two powerful earthquakes that struck south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria on 6 February have claimed thousands of lives and caused untold...
From internally displaced to businesswoman: a story of resilience, hope and gratefulness
After having fled her home with her family eight years, ago, Amina, mother of six, decided recently to return with her children to her home in Ar-Rastan city, Homs Governorate. The sole breadwinner of her family, Amina, a bright, optimistic and energetic 43-year old,...
Deir-ez-Zor residents find help to rebuild lives from the city’s ruins
After years of fighting destroyed much of eastern Syria’s largest city and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents, UNHCR is helping families get back on their feet. Standing beside their parched fields on the once fertile banks of the Euphrates River outside...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in Syria, including to people returning from displacement
DAMASCUS, Syria – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, reaffirmed UNHCR’s support to the most vulnerable in Syria and urged an increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in the country including to people who have chosen to return home following...
Inside Syria, millions face destitution after a decade of pain
Compounding crises increase misery for Syrian families trying to pick up the pieces after ten years of conflict, including 6.7 million people still displaced inside the country. In a dimly lit room of the tiny apartment in Aleppo where her family now lives,...
A Syrian Returnee Mother Finds A Ray of Hope Through Tailoring
Against all the odds, Syrian returnee Samar started her own tailoring project to sustain a living for her family and restore dignity.