Syria crisis response - updated October 2017

According to UNHCR 5,306,503 have now fled Syria. More than 2.5 million of them fled in 2014 alone. During the course of 2014, an average of more than 4,738 people fled every day. In 2015 more than 1.1 million Syrians fled the country, an average of more than 7,130 per day. Children now make up 47.5% of the refugee population, meaning there are an estimated 2,520,589 refugee children in the region.

Save the Children has worked in the Middle East for decades. Since July 2012 we have been running an ambitious emergency response to the growing crisis in the region aiming to raise USD 424,000,000 for our humanitarian interventions in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and Syria. Our response is 83.9% funded to date.

To date we have reached 3,705,599 people in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and Syria, including approx. 2,422,811 children. With the needs growing every day in in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and Syria. more funding is desperately needed.

Save the Children is actively coordinating with governments, UN agencies and other NGOs to respond to the humanitarian crisis.

Original source and full report: Save the Children.
Published on 31 October 2017