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    Syria

    Syria

    Why are we in Syria? Since 2011, an estimated half a million lives have been lost and over 16 million people have been displaced by war in Syria. Concern began responding in 2013 and our programmes are assisting those who have been affected by the conflict. We are also supporting Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Turkey.

    There are over 11 million people displaced by the war within Syria

    5.5 million people have fled the country as refugees and the vast majority are now hosted by Syria’s neighbouring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. Inside Syria, over 13 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance.

    Latest achievements

    Rapid response

    Maintaining a very rapid emergency response, we continued to respond to new displacements of people with a two-day assessment/distribution turnaround for food assistance, non-food items such as shelter, and other emergency assets.

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    Inside a designated shop where people can redeem their pre-paid food vouchers from Concern. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Inside a designated shop where people can redeem their pre-paid food vouchers from Concern. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Food Basket distribution in Syria. Photo: Concern Worldwide
    Food Basket distribution in Northern Syria. Photo: Concern Worldwide

    How we're helping in Syria

    We are working hard to alleviate suffering in Syria. We are doing this by delivering a multi-sectoral package of support that includes food, clean water, livelihoods and protection services.

    Emergency assistance
    Water, sanitation and hygiene
    Building resilience

    Latest from Syria

    *Hussam, aged 1, and his sister *Hajar, aged 4, who are bold severely malnourished baby and live in a Syrian refugees' tented encampment in Northern Lebanon. Photograph by Mary Turner/Panos Pictures for Concern Worldwide *name changed for security reason
    News28 April 2021

    Lebanon: a nation crushed by another country’s crisis

    A hand holding a sheath of rotten maize
    Press release
    5 May 2021

    Concern Worldwide warns of catastrophic hunger for millions of people in 2021

    A major report published today warns that 142 million people will face severe food shortages this year and forecasts famines in at least two countries.

    The tented encampment which is home to *Mohamad and his family, which has been kitted out with water tanks and insulation for the winter, by Concern, in Northern Lebanon. Photograph by Mary Turner
    News
    27 April 2021

    Lebanon – the small country home to a million refugees

    Concern Worldwide is working in northern Lebanon, in response to the massive influx of refugees into the country, fleeing conflict in Syria.

    A girl washes her hands
    Press release
    7 April 2021

    Concern warns of impact of Covid-19 surge in world’s poorest countries

    There's been a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the world’s poorest countries where Concern works – as new waves of the virus wreak havoc.

    A hand holding a sheath of rotten maize
    Press release
    5 May 2021

    Concern Worldwide warns of catastrophic hunger for millions of people in 2021

    A major report published today warns that 142 million people will face severe food shortages this year and forecasts famines in at least two countries.

    *Hussam, aged 1, and his sister *Hajar, aged 4, who are bold severely malnourished baby and live in a Syrian refugees' tented encampment in Northern Lebanon. Photograph by Mary Turner/Panos Pictures for Concern Worldwide *name changed for security reason
    News28 April 2021

    Lebanon: a nation crushed by another country’s crisis

    The tented encampment which is home to *Mohamad and his family, which has been kitted out with water tanks and insulation for the winter, by Concern, in Northern Lebanon. Photograph by Mary Turner
    News27 April 2021

    Lebanon – the small country home to a million refugees

    A girl washes her hands
    Press release
    7 April 2021

    Concern warns of impact of Covid-19 surge in world’s poorest countries

    There's been a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the world’s poorest countries where Concern works – as new waves of the virus wreak havoc.

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    Publication
    1 February 2021

    Syria Emergency Mulitsectorial Humanitarian Response Final Evaluation 2020

    This page describes the evaluation of the ECHO funded third phase of the “Emergency Multi Sectorial Humanitarian Response in Syria” between September 1st 2019 and September 1st 2020.

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    Publication
    28 November 2019

    Knowledge Matters – Protection

    This issue of Knowledge Matters examines Concern's experiences and learning from our protection work.

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    Publication
    31 January 2019

    Irish Aid Humanitarian Programme Plan 2017-2018 Meta Evaluation

    Irish Aid Humanitarian Programme Plan 2017-2018 Meta Evaluation for HPP programmes in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria/ Iraq.

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    Concern staff treats the most severe cases of malnutrition among children under five in the Rohingya refugee camps. Photo: Darren Vaughan / Concern Worldwide.
    Info
    6 March 2019

    Codes and policies

    Our codes and policies shape our organisation as a whole and ensure that we are always staying true to our values.

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    Info
    4 March 2019

    How money is spent

    Accountability and transparency are central to our values as an organisation. In fact, they are part of our core values. 

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    16 April 2019

    How we are governed

    Concern Worldwide (UK) is governed and regulated by our trustees. All our trustees are non-executive and are drawn from diverse backgrounds in business and professional life.

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    Help those in need across the world

    • Our mission is to permanently transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty.

    • When an emergency strikes we are among the first on the ground.

    • We go to the ends of earth to deliver aid where it's needed most.

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