Humanitarian aid during the Syrian civil war

Jonh Ging, Director, Coordination and Response Division, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) opens the Syrian Humanitarian Forum. 16 July 2012

Humanitarian aid during the Syrian civil war has been provided by various international bodies, organizations and states. The main effort is coordinated by Jonh Ging of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). In 2014, U.N. Security Council Resolution 2165 authorised humanitarian aid to be supplied via four border crossings not controlled by the Syrian government, generally to supply rebel-controlled territory.[1]

Humanitarian assistance to refugees and their host communities in the countries neighbouring Syria is coordinated by the United Nations Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator. Additionally, humanitarian aid reduced violence against refugees.[2]

The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria has risen to 16.7 million in 2024, up from 15.3 million in 2023. This includes 5.5 million displaced individuals, with over 2 million living in last-resort sites.[3]

  1. ^ Brent Eng, José Ciro Martínez (11 February 2016). "How Feeding Syrians Feeds the War". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Lehmann, M. Christian; Masterson, Daniel T. R. (November 2020). "Does Aid Reduce Anti-refugee Violence? Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Lebanon". American Political Science Review. 114 (4): 1335–1342. doi:10.1017/s0003055420000349. S2CID 225129140.
  3. ^ Suleiman, Ali Haj. "'The revolution will continue': Syrian protesters vow ahead of 2024". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-31.