Syria

Last week’s escalation forced aid agencies to temporarily suspend regular operations in Al-Hol camp, which is home to just over 24,000 people—mostly women and children—displaced following the collapse of ISIS in 2019.

About 20,000 children in displacement camps and in facilities referred to as “rehabilitation” centres in northeastern Syria are at heightened risk as fighting intensifies and the situation remains fluid, with limited clarity on the security conditions affecting children and families.

Five thousand children are estimated to be among the 10,000 forced from their homes across northeastern Syria in a resurgence of clashes over recent days, Save the Children said.

"In the last 24 hours the number of people forced to flee Aleppo has surged to over 16,000 people - half of these children"

For brothers Osama*, 6, and Yousef*, 10, the day returning home after the end of 14 years of conflict in Syria should have been one of celebration - but instead it was one of tragedy

From safe schools to ending child marriage to cleaning up the oceans, children across the globe used their voices for their rights

Syrians returning home full of hope in the year since the conflict ended said they are struggling to rebuild their lives amid destroyed infrastructure, limited access to schools and healthcare, and a collapsing economy, Save the Children said.

Save the Children now delivers aid exclusively from inside the country through hubs in Damascus, Aleppo, Raqqa and Qamishli and employs more than 1,050 staff, 96% of whom are Syrian nationals, placing decisions, resources and accountability squarely in Syrian hands.

This op-ed by Bujar Hoxha, Save the Children Syria Country Director, highlights the urgent humanitarian crisis facing Syria’s children amid political change. With millions affected by hunger, displacement, and aid cuts, he urges prioritizing children’s safety, education, and wellbeing to secure Syria’s future.

Data compiled by a group of humanitarian organisations operating in Syria shows that in nearly half of the country’s districts, more than 50% of children under five with severe acute malnutrition are not receiving the treatment they need. Malnutrition cases in Syria have been rising for years, but funding cuts have exacerbated an already dire situation.

At least 130 million children across the countries hardest-hit during the pandemic continue to experience school closures due to the climate crises, five years after their schools closed in response to COVID-19.

One in four children who lost their homes in the Türkiye earthquakes two years ago remain in temporary shelters such as shipping containers while access to necessities and services such as education remain a challenge.

For Syrians everywhere—inside and outside the country—there’s a shared hope for a brighter future, but there’s still much work ahead. It is time for the international community to step up, to stand with Syria’s children, and to ensure that this turning point becomes the beginning of a new chapter — one of hope, opportunity, and dignity.

The recent developments in Syria and what they mean for children.

As Syria faces a critical turning point with cautious optimism for the future, the needs of children have never been higher with an urgent increase in funding required to meet immediate needs, Save the Children said.

Save the Children is alarmed by reports that children have been killed and displaced in the latest escalation of violence in northwestern Syria.

“Children are paying the highest price for the ongoing conflict in Syria"

A further decrease in funding from the international community for Syria and the region following the eighth annual Brussels Conference will exacerbat

Joint statement with SIRF on "An increasing number of attacks in Syria threatening to further deteriorate the already dire humanitarian situation"

Almost 50% fewer foreign children and women have been repatriated so far this year in syria

Thirteen years of conflict in Syria have led to fear, loss and mass displacement for children. What does the future look like for Syria?

SYRIA: Urgent calls for a ceasefire following new wave of violence and deaths of at least six children

Save the Children statement on UN Security Council vote on UN aid crossing to North West Syria

Cross-border aid to North West Syria must continue to ensure children survive, says Save the Children

a photo for a wall with a writing "don't forget us" to go with the Statement on the Outcome of Brussels Conference on Syria

Amid the chaos and destruction, education is a beacon of hope for thousands of school girls and boys in Syria.

Children have taken photos of rubble and their homes in Syria

The economic impact of the earthquakes that ripped through southern Türkiye and northern Syria 100 days ago threatens to push people to hunger

Canadian children have been repatriated from camps in North East Syria

Statement on donors' conference for earthquake relief to support Türkiye and Syria

Press release on floods in northern Syria, affecting displaced families

TÜRKIYE AND SYRIA DONOR CONFERENCE: Save the Children calls on world leaders to step up for children who survived Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

Syria on the Brink: After 12-Years of Conflict, earthquakes impact signals a country pushed beyond limits

It has been one month since the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, that claimed over 51,000 lives and left children without education.

One month after the devastating earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people and injured more than 100,000 across Syria and Türkiye, thousands of f

An extract from Rasha Muhrez’s speech at the UN Security Council session on humanitarian needs in Syria on 28 February 2023.

Statement about earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria after new quakes hit areas in both countries on 20 February.

Save the Children Statement: Another Earthquake hits southern Türkiye and northern Syria

Children who were directly impacted by the earthquakes or experienced similar distressing events in the past could be at risk.

Children who have survived the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria need help finding their families, not adoption

Joint agency letter on Syrian humanitarian assistance

It’s now been a week since two massive earthquakes over 7.6 in magnitude hit southern Türkiye and Syria. The people of Syria have experienced it all.

Millions of children across northwestern Syria remain urgently in need of food, shelter and warm clothes three days after a deadly earthquake

A STATEMENT ON THE TWO EARTHQUAKES THAT HIT SYRIA AND TÜRKIYE ON FEBRUARY 6

A release on the repatration of 32 children and 15 women from Roj Camp in North East Syria to France.

A statement on the repatriation of 13 Spanish children and two women from Roj camp in North East Syria

Syria: Longer-term commitment needed to keep lifesaving aid border crossing open – Save the Children

The fire killed a five-month-old boy and his one-and-a-half year old sister, highlighting the dangers of daily life for children living in camps.