Nearly 14 years of devastating conflict and crisis have decimated the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the Syrian Arab Republic. Some 16.7 million people – two thirds of all Syrians – are currently in need of humanitarian assistance.

The protracted crisis has severely damaged critical infrastructure, including health facilities, and caused chronic shortages of medicines, medical equipment and health workers. Nearly half of health facilities in Syria are partially or completely damaged at a time when 15.9 million people require health support, including close to 257,000 pregnant women. More than 100 health facilities in North-West Syria have run out of funds since the beginning of 2025.

Approximately 13.4 million Syrians are currently displaced – 7.2 million internally and a further 6.2 million outside the country. More than 650,000 people, including 325,000 women and girls, remain displaced since late November 2024. Displaced women and girls are facing increased risks of gender-based violence due to overcrowded living conditions, limited access to food and a lack of gender-segregated sanitation facilities.

The scale of violence in Syria’s coastal region makes it clear that for the country to move forward, recovery and transition must be inclusive, credible and peaceful, and must embrace the nation’s rich diversity and respect all ethnicities.

UNFPA is committed to reestablishing health and protection services in Syria through support to health facilities and safe spaces, as well as deploying mobile teams to provide medical care for the displaced and those in hard-to-reach areas. UNFPA is also distributing critical reproductive health and hygiene supplies and supporting youth empowerment initiatives. 

In 2024, UNFPA provided close to 1 million women and girls with reproductive health services, reached more than 430,000 people with family planning support, and provided more than 420,000 people with gender-based violence prevention and response services.

Updated 11 March 2025