Since 2011, Syria has faced a civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions from their homes. The people of Syria face a lack of basic needs and livelihoods. We are helping to mitigate the effects of the civil war in the country. We have been working in the Turkish-Syrian border region since 2013. We have provided humanitarian material aid and healthcare and helped provide people with decent housing in the Idlib region.

In February 2023, a devastating earthquake struck Syria and Turkey. This exacerbated the problematic situation of the people in the country and left them entirely dependent on humanitarian organisations to provide for their basic needs.

Humanitarian aid for earthquake victims

In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, we started to provide on-the-ground assistance in cooperation with our partner organisations. We provided basic material aid such as food, drinking water, hygiene kits, warm clothes, and blankets. We are also providing shelter, as well as building social facilities. In response to the earthquake, we have launched a fundraiser to help Turkey and Syria.

March 27, 2015 Syria

Syrian conflict has a harmful impact on the Jordanian economy

There are now approximately 650 000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. Jordanians share their homes, schools, hospitals, job opportunities, even their depleted water stores with them. The refugee presence has a significant negative effect on the national economy with the capacity for providing humanitarian aid in Jordan having been fully saturated.

March 16, 2015 Syria

Four years of war in Syria have left Middle East in ruins

Caritas aims to increase its work in Syria, Iraq and across the Middle East in 2015 as the conflict in Syria enters into its fifth year with no solution in sight. The Caritas confederation of Catholic aid agencies operating in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey reached 1.2 million people in 2014 with aid through national Caritas and Church partners. Read more on caritas.org.

March 16, 2015 Syria

Eighty-three percent of Syria’s lights extinguished after four years of crisis

Eighty-three percent of all the lights in Syria have gone out since the start of the conflict there, a global coalition of humanitarian and human rights organisations has revealed ahead of the fourth anniversary on March 15. Read more on news.withsyria.com.

March 11, 2015 Syria

The Czech Republic must get more involved in resolving the crisis in the Middle East

The Czech Republic should be more involved in resolving the humanitarian crisis of exceptional dimensions in the Middle East region. More resources should be directed to Syria where it is possible to effectively help IDPs, and to help relieve giant waves of refugees fleeing into surrounding countries.