Syria Crisis

The lives of children and families are once again being turned upside down as renewed clashes are shifting frontlines in northern and northeastern Syria.

Thousands of people are being uprooted from their homes and essential services disrupted — adding pressure to an already overstretched humanitarian response.

Now a dramatic escalation in conflict in the Middle East and wider region has triggered a rapidly expanding regional crisis with devastating consequences for children. Missiles and missile debris have fallen across multiple locations with casualties reported.  More than 134,000 people have crossed the border into Syria due to the security escalation in Lebanon.

This movement is placing additional pressure on areas already affected by conflict, increasing strain on food, water, healthcare and shelter services. Fuel prices have risen sharply, affecting the import and distribution of goods and essential supplies. The knock-on impact of prices inflations could be huge for a country already facing severe food insecurity.  

Children are paying the highest price. They are experiencing fear, stress and trauma as violence, displacement and uncertainty continue. 

This is unfolding against the backdrop of fourteen years of crisis in Syria. Even before this latest escalation, an estimated 16.7 million people, including around 7.5 million children, needed humanitarian assistance.

The needs are enormous and have already increased during the winter months, as displaced families are exposed to harsh conditions without proper protection. They are in urgent need of food, water, blankets, warm winter clothings, hygiene supplies and fuel for heating.

Save the Children has been working in Syria since 2012, providing lifesaving assistance to children and their families. We are committed to continuing to support the lives and rights of children and families in Syria to help pave the way for a brighter, prosperous future.

Save the Children has been working in Syria since 2012. We have been there for children throughout the conflict, humanitarian and economic crises, and a devastating earthquake three years ago, and we continue to support Syrian refugees around the world. 

Save the Children has been working in Syria since 2012 to support children and families affected by prolonged crisis, displacement and instability and helping communities recover and rebuild wherever access allows. 

In July 2025, Save the Children established a new Syria National Office, expanding our presence through main offices in Damascus, Aleppo, Raqqa, and Qamishli to improve coordination and deliver timely, life-saving assistance. 

We supported more than 11 million people including 6 million children in Syria to date. With your support, we can help millions of children in their darkest hour. 

We provide access to food and clean water, reducing malnutrition and preventing hunger. We provide essential household items to survive harsh conditions, access to healthcare, as well as education services and temporary learning spaces. 

We provide critical psychosocial support for children impacted by the conflict. We work to reunite children with their loved ones. Learn more about how we support the well-being of children living in conflict. 

In response to the escalation of hostilities at the end of November, Save the Children has been delivering critical assistance to impacted families, focusing on ensuring children and families can access food, water and other essential relief items. This includes, providing families with cash so they can buy food, medicine, accommodation or anything else they need to piece their lives back together. 

Following the latest escalations in the Middle East and Wider Region, we are at the border between the northern Beqaa valley and Homs governorate, working with partners to support children and families arriving from Lebanon, many of whom are arriving with little more than the barest essentials. We’ve already reached over 6,500 people, including over 3300 children with ready to eat food parcels, water packs, blankets and psychological first aid.

We stand ready to scale up our response to ensure children have the support they need.

Marah is 11 years old and has only ever known conflict and displacement.

Marah*, was displaced from her hometown first by conflict and then by the earthquakes that hit the region. She is currently residing in a camp in the northwest Syrian countryside. 

The conflict and the earthquakes have drastically impacted Marah’s life as it has affected her ability to go to school, which upset her a lot given she is passionate about her education. 

Save the Children along with partner organisation Bonyan and other NGOs worked to import and repurpose tents that were once used for administrative purposes into tents that could be used to be used to provide education facilities to children like Marah in the camp. 

Children like Marah need help. With your support, we can prepare better, respond faster, and protect longer, so that we’re there to help children when they need it most. Your donation could help meet the immediate needs of children when disaster strikes.