SYRIA FAMILIES NEED IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO SURVIVE THE HARSH WINTER
Over 2.5 million people have been displaced in Syria by on-going fighting. More than 400,000 registered refugees are now in neighbouring countries, and the UN is expecting that figure to reach 700,000 by the end of the year.
Many of these families fled their homes during summer months, and as winter sets in, they are not equipped for the region’s harsh weather, which sees torrential rains combine with freezing temperatures.
Fatima and Mahmud lie in a room in a house in Tripoli, Lebanon. They fled with their family from Syria. Photo Alessio Romenzi/Save the Children
Children living in the camps in Iraq have nothing but the t-shirts and sandals they arrived with, while some in neighbouring Lebanon are sleeping on cold concrete floors of abandoned schools and farm buildings – often with no heating.
Save the Children is calling for urgent funding to be made available to prepare refugee for winter and ensure that children and their families have proper shelter and enough warm clothing, warm food, hot and clean water, blankets and heating fuel to survive the cold months.
Without this support, winter could leave thousands of refugees facing serious health problems, such as hypothermia and chest infections, that could prove deadly for the youngest, the elderly and the most vulnerable.
Save the Children urgently needs more funds to help families survive the winter. We’re already on the ground in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, responding to the needs of the most vulnerable and now are focus is helping families get ready for winter.
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