Update: 21st Feb 2023
A third, 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Türkiye on Monday 20 February, a fortnight after two powerful earthquakes hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria. The earthquakes have caused catastrophic damage. Our teams are working around the clock to help with this emergency. If you'd like to donate, please visit our Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.
Donate to help Syria: a decade of crisis
2023 marks twelve years of conflict in Syria.
It’s a tragic milestone, at a point when four out of five Syrians are living in poverty. Many are unable to access the most basic items, such as food, clean water, shelter or soap.
Fighting around Idlib province has forced over 13 million people to flee their homes. Half a million people have now been killed, with many more injured or detained.
Unemployment is above 50%. The price of bread has doubled in a country where 80% of people live on just £1 per day. One person in every two will go to bed hungry.
And coronavirus has only added to Syrians’ challenges. Half of all healthcare facilities are either out of service or only partially operating, and soap and clean water are in short supply. The impact of the pandemic is devastating.
Please support our appeal, to help deliver vital aid to people who have suffered so much for so long. Your gift could change someone’s life.
The British Red Cross has been supporting people in Syria since the start of the crisis, working in tandem with our other Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, including the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
We’ll continue to do so as long as we’re needed.
"With no end in sight to the fighting, thousands more people face a daily struggle to survive." - Marianne Gasser, Head of ICRC in Syria
Syria appeal: key facts
15.3 million people rely on humanitarian support to survive
Over 13 million people have been displaced due to conflict
Over 500,000 people have been killed
90% of people live below the poverty line
The Syria Crisis Appeal will support people in areas currently affected and those potentially affected in the future by the crisis. In the unlikely event that we raise more money than can be reasonably and efficiently spent, any surplus funds will be used to help us prepare for and respond to other humanitarian disasters anywhere in the world. For more information visit https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/disaster-fund.
