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

Syria: Save the Children statement on the UNSC decision on Syria cross-border mandate

North West Syria: Two children among several killed in Syria airstrikes and shelling

A tiny proportion of foreign children in North East Syria camps repatriated in 2019

After two weeks of violence, civilians and aid workers must be allowed free movement in North East Syria

TÜRKIYE/SYRIA – ONE IN 3 CHILDREN DISPLACED BY TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKES STILL HOMELESS WHILE NEEDS AT RECORD LEVELS IN SYRIA

Brussels conference on Syria falls far short of what is required to support children in Syria and neighbouring countries

Joint NGO Statement Syria Cross-Border

A decade of war: a timeline of the Syria conflict.

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.

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

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.

Response to veto of UN Syria cross border resolution

Syria: Seven children killed by landmines in two days

SEVEN CHILDREN REPATRIATED TO GERMANY FROM NORTH EAST SYRIA

Australia repatriated 13 children and four women from camps in North East Syria today, in a move welcomed by Save the Children.

In the last six months, the total number of food insecure children across Syria has risen to more than 4.6 million

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

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

Syria 11 years: Children still being bombed, facing hunger and malnutrition

SYRIA: STATEMENT ON THE RENEWAL OF THE UN CROSS BORDER RESOLUTION

Response to the killing of four children in Idlib, Syria

Northern Syria flooding: thousands of children at risk of further displacement

Save the Children welcomes the return of German children from Syria

North East Syria: Child malnutrition increases over 150% amid worsening hunger crisis

SYRIA: AT LEAST FOUR CHILDREN KILLED IN INTENSE SHELLING ACROSS IDLIB

Syria: one child dies each day during conflict escalations in Idlib

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.

Ten years after I left, I know there will always be a Syria for me

North West Syria: Children reported killed and injured following US military operation

Idlib, Syria: Two schools a day damaged or abandoned during escalation in fighting

One month after the devastating earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and Syria, the needs of the affected populations remain immense.

Children’s health and education at risk as severe cholera outbreak spreads in Syria

At least 17 children are reported to have been killed, and hundreds of others injured, in five days of violence across Syria

Northern Syria: Surge in violence leaves 40 children killed or injured this month

A letter to EU Foreign Ministers: Put an end to violence in Northern Syria

SYRIA: Number of children going hungry up by 35% in just four months

Save the Children supported health compound hit in Syria, seven people injured

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

Concerns as foreign women flee shelled camp in North East Syria

INTERAGENCY STATEMENT: Military escalation could worsen suffering for vulnerable communities in Northern Syria

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

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

SYRIA: THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN PUSHED OUT OF EDUCATION AFTER 119 SCHOOLS ARE FLOODED

North East Syria: Repatriations show giving children a future is possible with political will

North West Syria: Severe floods as country marks nearly 10 years of conflict

Syria: Eight children killed in attack on Idlib camp

North West Syria: Schools and children still under attack despite year of ceasefire

More than 125 children killed or injured amid frequent violence in North West Syria

More than 2,500 foreign children are living in camps in North-East Syria

SYRIA: Child death rate triples in Al-Hol camp as medical access deteriorates

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.

Northern Syria: COVID-19 claims a 20 day-old baby and a 17-year-old pregnant girl

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.

Eight years of war in Syria leaves a third of children ‘always or frequently’ feeling unsafe

Save the Children: Surge in COVID-19 in North West Syria overwhelming health system

NORTH WEST SYRIA: SHORTAGES OF OXYGEN, WATER AS CORONAVIRUS CASES QUADRUPLE IN TWO MONTHS

SYRIA: Humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib as thousands of children displaced in sub-zero temperatures

As hostilities continue to escalate in northwest Syria, eight aid agencies are today making an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire

Syria: thousands of foreign children in Al Hol camp must be repatriated given coronavirus fears

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

NGOs warn: Reduced humanitarian access impedes response in Northern Syria amid shortages of humanitarian aid

France repatriates five orphaned or unaccompanied children from camps northern Syria

a press release on the rescue operations in Türkiye and Syria

More than half of children in Idlib, Syria could miss out on school this year

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

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

NORTH WEST SYRIA: Thousands of children return to destroyed homes amid COVID-19 fears in camps

North East Syria: COVID-19 spreads through camps as Ramadan begins under emergency lockdown

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

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

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

THREE CHILDREN AND A TEACHER KILLED IN AIRSTRIKES ON WAY TO SCHOOL IN NORTH WEST SYRIA

Syria: Children dying in freezing conditions in camps as more than a quarter of Idlib displaced

At least 10 children killed and six injured in past month in NW Syria despite ceasefire

Number of out of school children doubles in northern Syria as coronavirus, poverty take their toll

Idlib, Syria: Casualties as ten schools hit in one day during intense shelling

AT LEAST ONE CHILD KILLED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA

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

Save the Children statement on two babies dying from cold in North West Syria IDP camps

First COVID-19 case in North West Syria: fears of rapid outbreak in this densely populated area

TRUCK ACCIDENT KILLING ONE CHILD AND INJURING 2 SHOWS DANGERS OF NE SYRIA CAMPS FOR CHILDREN

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

JOINT STATEMENT: NGOs welcome reported move to repatriate Australian women and children from Northeast Syria

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

About 60,000 children have fled into Syria from Lebanon in the past week, with many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion

Save the Children: Calls to evacuate 700 boys from Syria’s Guweiran prison due to intense fighting

BRING CHILDREN HOME FROM SYRIA CAMPS BEFORE WINTER, SAYS SAVE THE CHILDREN AFTER NORWAY ORPHAN FOUND

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

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

Number of foreign children in North-East Syria camps up almost 45% in less than a month

'Pledged funds for Syria are painful as the needs of Syrian children only continue to grow'

Blog by Dan Stewart: “Hidden Scars”: Children at risk of toxic stress as more earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria.

First case of COVID-19 in North East Syria: dire conditions prompt outbreak fears for thousands of children

SYRIA: Save the Children welcomes repatriation of 70 children from North East, urges evacuation of medical cases

Save the Children responds to reports that children are feared to be among over 1,000 people killed in weekend hostilities in Syria

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

Repatriation of foreign children in Syria slowed by COVID-19, as new footage emerges of life in camps

Press release on floods in northern Syria, affecting displaced families

NORTH EAST SYRIA: RISE IN KILLINGS 'TERRIFYING' CHILDREN IN AL HOL CAMP, SAYS SAVE THE CHILDREN

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

Deaths of two girls in Syria’s Al Hol camp highlights risks to women and children: Save the Children

‘Anywhere but Syria’: After ten years of war, the vast majority of children can’t imagine a future in the country

The UN Security Council fails children in Syria by only renewing cross border aid route for six months

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

Over 1 million people at risk of hunger in Syria if cross-border aid resolution not renewed, say aid groups

Northwest Syria: Thousands of displaced children forced to flee their homes again as violence escalates in Idlib and Aleppo

Save the Children statement following the announced withdrawal of United States troops from areas in North East Syria

Press Release on the aftermath and death and injury toll of the earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria

NORTH WEST SYRIA: HIGH NUMBER OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND DEATHS, WITH CHILDREN ACCOUNTING FOR ONE IN FIVE CASES

Save the Children is providing aid to 4,000 displaced families in Latakia, including 12,000 blankets and 4,000 ready-to-eat rations, such as canned tuna and meat, biscuits, and energy bars, through local partners, including Syria Relief and Action for Humanity.

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

Families in Syria's Sweida Governorate are trapped without medical care, clean water or enough food after fighting closed hospitals and cut off roads.

NORTH WEST SYRIA: Save the Children condemns attacks killing at least 13 children in three days in ceasefire zone

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

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.

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

Save the Children welcomes decision to repatriate Belgian children from Syria, urges repatriation of all children and their mothers

Press release on repatriation of foreign children from camps in North East Syria

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

Speed up repatriations or foreign children could be stuck in North East Syria camps for up to 30 years, warns Save the Children

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.

Save the Children urgently calls on the UN Security Council to reconvene to reauthorise UN cross border aid into North West Syria

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

A British child rescued by government officials from Syria asked whether others in a Save the Children centre could come too, the charity said today

About 300,000 children have fled from Lebanon to Syria in the past seven weeks to seek safety from the worsening conflict, only to arrive in a country where humanitarian needs have never been higher. We have multimedia content to accompany this press release: www.contenthubsavethechildren.org/Package/2O4C2S11VJ1U

Weeks ahead of COP26, water crisis in Iraq and North East Syria is ‘creeping into every corner of children’s lives’, says Save the Children

More than 15 million children and their families in Yemen, Syria and Gaza set to face COVID-19 with fewer than 1,700 ventilators and beds

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.

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.

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.

Nariman works to give some of the world’s most marginalised and vulnerable children the support they urgently need

Twelve of the 38 children have died in the most recent escalation in violence since the end of April

Syrian refugees in camps in neighbouring Lebanon also struggling to keep warm amid snowstorms.

15 aid agencies called today for a sustained follow-up to ensure political and funding support translates into meaningful improvements for all Syrians

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

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

An average of two children a day have been killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war since 8 December

“The emptying of Al-Hol marks the end of a physical site, but not the end of responsibility."

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.

Children have taken photos of rubble and their homes in Syria

Canadian children have been repatriated from camps in North East Syria

New wave of shelling in northwest Syria hits schools, displaces thousands

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

Conflict has forced nearly a million people, more than half of them children, to flee from 45 percent of Idlib governorate in North-West Syria

Sila, a 17-year-old girl from Syria, addressed the UN Security Council at the CAAC Open debate on 25th June and talked about the consequences of war for the children of Syria. Read her full speech here.

Hundreds of families are currently living in open spaces under olive trees in Northern Syria

As the death toll passes 19,000 in Türkiye and Syria, hopes of finding more survivors are fading, a second humanitarian disaster is looming

Over 473 million children are living in a conflict zone. Distressing conflict-related events can affect children's psychological and emotional wellbeing.

Save the Children preparing to scale up its operations and warns of mass displacement of children

Children from Indonesia, Syria and Ukraine create photo montages and poems to show what is most important to them to mark 100 years of child rights

Denmark sacrificing the future of 70 Syrian children

'Anxiety, panic attacks' among displaced Syrians highlight critical gaps in mental health support

The destruction earthquakes and conflict through the eyes of Syria's children

The destruction earthquakes and conflict through the eyes of Syria's children

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.

Deadly cholera outbreak tightens its grip on the Middle East, as cases nearly double in Lebanon

Child refugees across the world draw their hopes and horrors

SAVE THE CHILDREN STATEMENT ON THE RENEWAL OF THE UN CROSS BORDER RESOLUTION

DENMARK MUST REVERSE DECISION TO STRIP ALMOST A HUNDRED SYRIAN REFUGEES OF THEIR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Joint agency letter on Syrian humanitarian assistance

Children abandoned by their governments are ‘wasting away’ in Syrian camps – Save the Children

Aid groups fear for civilians in Idlib as ceasefire deal deadline looms

As 40 French children return home from Syrian camps, other repatriations need to speed up before winter, warns Save the Children

More children killed in Idlib in last four weeks than all of 2018

Children may be forced to flee again as Idlib offensive looms

Foreign aid funding cuts are putting our lifesaving work under threat globally. Over 40 countries we operate in have been impacted across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Learn more about the real impact of foreign cuts on children and our programmes in this blog.

“I was dreaming about being on a plane to Belgium:” children from around the world share testimonies from Al Hol camp

No funeral for children killed in Idlib as death toll rises

Save the Children welcomes the repatriation of 37 Danish and German children from Syrian camps but urges none should be left behind

Nearly seven million displaced children face freezing weather

Four years after the battle for Al Raqqa, children are living among ruins – Save the Children

Pledging conference: Syrian children will be paying with their lives, education after funding shortfall

Syrian children have the right to go to school

Save the Children staff have reported that families have fled with only basic necessities, often without time to pack vital documents, clothing or medication. But some children are refusing to leave behind their most treasured items including their pets and favourite toys.

Lack of clean water, toilets, puts earthquake survivors, particularly children, in Türkiye at risk of disease

PHOTO SERIES: RISING FOOD COSTS REFLECTED ON OUR PLATES

Ukraine crisis threatens to push millions more children globally into hunger

More than 1 in 73 people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes. This number has almost doubled in the past ten years.

Immunisation – Why Vaccines Matter, Now More Than Ever

Conflict threatens global health security as children miss out on life-saving vaccines: report

11 Years Later - Is Their Childhood a Lost Dream?

Children are showing signs of psychological distress, including nervousness, withdrawal, aggression, nightmares and bedwetting