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Why are we in Syria? After 15 years of conflict and amid a rapidly-changing context in 2026, Syria remains one of the largest humanitarian crises today. Even as millions of people return home, it remains the world’s largest displacement crisis, with 5.5 million people internally displaced.
15.6 million Syrians will need humanitarian assistance in 2026
Following the onset of civil war in 2011, Syria became one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises, with over 60% of the country’s pre-war population uprooted.
The political shifts that took place over the final weeks of 2024 have led to a new reality that continues to shift in 2026. Over 3.4 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned home to rebuild their lives after years away, while other parts of the country continue to face sporadic attacks. Hundreds of thousands of families have gone back only to find their hometowns reduced to rubble, with many living in tents on top of the debris that was once their homes.
With ongoing violence in certain areas of the country, there are also new displacements. In 2025, approximately 150,000 people moved across northeast Syria to flee conflict and are living in displacement sites, struggling to get the most basic essentials like food, water, and medicine. 90% of the country still lives below the poverty line, and 66% are living in extreme poverty. This has led to an ongoing food security crisis in the country, with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network estimating that 25% of Syrians go to bed hungry each night.
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In 2025, Concern reached almost 1 million people in Syria, including over 561,000 people directly enrolled in our programmes.
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We are working hard to alleviate suffering in Syria. We are doing this by delivering a multi-sectoral package of support that includes emergency response, education, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.
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