Advocacy for Syria

What is Happening?

After more than a decade of war, Syria faces an acute-on-chronic crisis following the devastating February 2023 earthquakes. This has compounded protracted needs with new crises. Nearly half the country’s pre-war population are displaced. Syrian refugees face the threat of forcible return despite grave risks. Inside Syria, massive destruction is widespread, and a deteriorating economy has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, pushing Syrians into poverty.

What Must Be Done? 

Despite waning international interest, global efforts to resolve the conflict and to fund the humanitarian response remain imperative for Syria’s future. Syrian NGOs and communities on the front lines are critical partners for aid access and provision to Syrians across the country. Refugees International is advocating for these groups to be at the center of the humanitarian response.

Report

Earthquake Aftermath: Aiding Northwest Syria Without Rehabilitating Assad

Issue Brief

Collapsed Buildings, Crushing Politics: Refugees International Calls for Immediate Humanitarian Pause and Unfettered Aid Access in Northwest Syria

Report

Transforming Syria’s Lifeline: A Plan for Sustaining Cross-Border Aid in Northwest Syria

Statement

Demanding Justice for Syria’s Disappeared: Urgent Action Needed on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance 

Statement

WFP Funding Cuts for Syria Threaten Food Crisis as +3 Million Face Acute Food Insecurity in NW Syria

Statement

After Russian Veto of Lifesaving Cross-border Aid Mechanism, Four Actions for Preserving Humanitarian Assistance to Northwest Syria

Opinion

Just Security: Normalization Pushes Millions of Syrians into Deeper Uncertainty

Opinion

Foreign Affairs: How Assad Weaponized a Disaster

Opinion

Foreign Affairs: The Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid

Advocacy Letter

39 Humanitarian and Syrian NGOs Call for More Sustainable, Locally Driven Cross-border Aid Effort

Advocacy Letter

Letter Urging Action to Find Missing Yazidi Women and Children

Advocacy Letter

Refugees International Joins 45 Other Groups Calling on the United States to Renew TPS for Syrians

Event

Transforming Syria’s Lifeline: The Way Forward for Cross-border Aid

Testimony

Testimony by Hardin Lang on the Humanitarian Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Syria

Event

Her Stories: 11 Years of War in Syria

Commentary

UN Crossborder Aid to Syria Requires More Than Consent

Perspective

Amid War and Loss, Idlib’s Women Persevere

Perspective

Nevertheless, Idlib’s Women Persist: Hiba Ezzideen

Featured Image: A worker monitors the production process in a bakery in Idlib, Syria. Bread prices have risen due to high wheat prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. © Anas Alkharboutli/picture alliance via Getty Images