Syria Humanitarian Emergency

A UNFPA midwife holds a baby.
UNFPA

The Syria crisis is one of the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world today with millions displaced both inside the country and outside as refugees in neighboring countries of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. In its seventh year, the armed conflict continues to devastate the country. Even in these circumstances, UNFPA believes that every Syrian woman and girl has the right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and protection from gender based violence (GBV). UNFPA's response in Syria is run from different locations: the Syria UNFPA Country Office operating from Damascus, from Amman for cross-border operations from Jordan and from Gaziantep for cross-borders operations from Turkey.

Country Population: 18.5 mil
Level of Crisis:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Humanitarian needs

Young people
4.47 million
Women of reproductive age
3.29 million
Pregnant women
540,000
Last updated on - 01 January 2016
UNFPA

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2017

  • People Reached
    Total people reached with all types of SRH services
    3,819,122
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    58,672
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    295,047
    Total people reached with all types of GBV services
    332,803
    UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries
    131,420
    Affected population who directly benefited from all types of emergency RH kits
    223,986
    Women and girls accessing services provided through Service Delivery Points (SDPs) that are equipped with Post-Rape Kits
    164,469
    GBV survivors reached
    10,453
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    765,063
  • Services delivered
    Number of mobile clinics
    68
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    55
    Number of safe spaces
    67
    Number of service delivery points supported that provide clinical management of rape
    35
    Maternity health facilities/tents/homes operationalized with UNFPA support
    945
    Dignity Kits distributed
    58,672
  • Capacity building
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    368
    Personnel trained on Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
    160
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    141
    Personnel trained on psycho-social support
    392
    Health personnel trained on gender-based violence case management
    145

Emergencies updates and resources

Dashboards available for Syrian Arab Republic
Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
  • L1: Humanitarian crises in which the national and international resources available in the affected country are sufficient for the required response.
  • L2: Humanitarian crises requiring significant support from neighbouring countries, regional organizations and possibly humanitarian agency headquarters.
  • L3: Major, sudden-onset humanitarian crises requiring mobilization across the humanitarian system.
  • Crisis levels are determined by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a forum of UN and non-UN humanitarian partners.