Emergencies in Syria Archives

Aid to Syria’s Ghouta devastated by longest siege in modern history

18/09/2018 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Myra

Lina’s family has suffered death, hunger, homelessness and been deprived of basic necessities because of Syria’s civil war. They live in Eastern Ghouta, an area that had endured “the longest running siege in modern history”, the UN said in a recent report. In April 2013, pro-government forces encircled what was then a militant-controlled area bordering Damascus, the capital ...

How Caritas helps in Syria

13/09/2018 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Health, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Ffion Dean

To escape Islamic State militants, Fowziah Daher, a widow and mother of four children, hid alone for several days in a Syrian olive field. She and her family had been seeking refuge at a farm when the militants arrived. She told her children to run away without her. The family had just come on foot ...

Share the journey meal with refugees in Syria: challenges and rewards

26/07/2018 Advocacy, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Refugees by Caritas Internationalis

Blog by Sandra Awad, communications officer for Caritas Syria Caritas Internationalis recently invited us to organise an “encounter meal” in a community with migrants and/or refugees. It would be part of the Share the Journey campaign which was launched by Pope Francis in 2017 and is focused on providing spaces and opportunities to bring migrants/refugees ...

Syrian war enters 8th year

12/03/2018 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Patrick Nicholson

As the Syrian conflict enters its eighth year, it continues to have a devastating impact on millions of lives with nearly 12 million people in need of urgent relief. Caritas Syria is dealing with the crisis every day, supporting those suffering from continuing violence and offering life-saving assistance. Syria is now the largest displacement crisis ...

One year after battle for Aleppo

1/12/2017 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Patrick Nicholson

The battle for Aleppo began in mid-2012. Fighting ended with the government taking control of the whole of the once divided Syrian city in December, 2016. One year after the end of hostilities, families are rebuilding their lives.

Surviving Syria

7/06/2017 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria by Caritas Internationalis

By Fabrice Boule’ and Harriet Paterson. Photos by Alexandra Way/Caritas Switzerland Music drifts from the window of a crumbling building as night falls over the city of Homs. Nour Ghozam, aged 12, is singing as elder brother Rafi, 18, accompanies her on the piano. He is talented, he dreams of becoming a musician. She loves ...

Syria conference must invest in future for refugees

3/04/2017 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Europe, High-Level Meetings and Events, Peacebuilding by Caritas Internationalis

Caritas agencies call on western countries to do more to help fleeing Syrians, as more than five million people have been forced to cross borders and register as refugees in neighbouring countries. They warn that a Brussels Conference on Syria this week must prioritise mobilising funds for longer-term development for Syrian refugees. In a joint ...

Caritas helps vulnerable people suffering from cold winter

23/01/2017 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Europe, Greece, Migration, Minor migrants, Refugees, Serbia by Caritas Internationalis

Caritas in Serbia is helping vulnerable families by procuring firewood and stoves or paying their electric bills.

Frozen Europe increases risks for migrants

12/01/2017 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Europe, Greece, Hungary, Serbia by Caritas Internationalis

Caritas is providing what aid it can to migrants and refugees facing life-threatening conditions after snow and arctic cold blanketed Greece, Serbia and south-eastern Europe.

No water in Damascus hitting hard

7/01/2017 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Sandra Awad

The Syrian capital suffers from long electricity cuts and gas and oil shortages. People have no means of heating during these cold winter days. What makes the situation catastrophic however is a water crisis.