As of November 2024, Syria remains one of the largest displacement crises globally, with over 14 million people forcibly displaced since the conflict began in 2011. The children of Syria have endured a series of devastating blows — including ongoing hostilities, widespread displacement, public health emergencies, and the destructive earthquake of 2023. The conflict that escalated recently in northwest Syria on November 26, 2024, has newly displaced over 24,000 children and put their lives and safety a risk.
Syrian refugee crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Fast facts: Syrian refugee crisis
- In 2024, an estimated 16.7 million people in Syria are assessed to need humanitarian aid, marking a 9% increase from the previous year, according to U.N. agencies.
- As of April 2024, nearly 7.5 million children in Syria needed humanitarian assistance, as reported by the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
- Syria has 7.2 million internally displaced people — one of the largest globally and the highest since the conflict began.
- Neighboring Turkey (officially the Republic of Türkiye) hosts the largest refugee population worldwide, with nearly 3 million Syrian refugees.
- Approximately 2 million Syrian refugee children are out of school, with an additional 1.6 million at risk of dropping out.
- A deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6, 2023, devastated northwest Syria and southeast Turkey, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
- The conflict in Syria began…
