Syria Crisis

Rebuilding from the rubble: Syria through the eyes of a humanitarian

By Deepmala Mahla • February 27, 2025

Deepmala Mahla, CARE's Chief Humanitarian Officer, shares her firsthand account of resilience and generosity in Syria's hardest-hit areas, including Damascus, Darayya, Harasta, and Douma.

Meet the women leading Syria’s fight for survival and recovery

By Dora Vangi and CARE Staff • February 14, 2025

"If I return, how will I live? There are no schools, hospitals, or health centers. There are no jobs. If I go back, what will I return to? A home with no walls?" says Salwa, a displaced mother struggling to rebuild her life in Syria.

Syria: “When we get sick, we just suffer through it”

By CARE Staff • October 30, 2024

Northern Syria is grappling with rising malnutrition and inadequate healthcare. The humanitarian response is critically underfunded, yet CARE and its partners remain committed to assisting those in need.

From refugee to advocate: Hussam’s journey as a humanitarian worker

By As told to Amal Ma’ayeh • September 6, 2024

Explore Hussam's inspiring journey from refugee to humanitarian worker with CARE in Jordan, where he advocates for those in need.

13 years of conflict: Displaced Syrians still long for lost homes

By Hillol Sobhan with Sulafah Al-Shami, Dora Vangi and Tarek Satea • May 6, 2024

Learn how some of the 6.8 million internally displaced in Syria are leading a sub-human life across hundreds of settlement camps with no civic amenities, food, water, or medicine.

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13 years on: How displaced Syrians have struggled to survive yet another winter in crisis

By Sulafah Al-Shami and Hillol Sobhan • March 11, 2024

Syria's crisis reached its 13th year with nearly 7 million people still internally displaced in camps and settlements where they suffer immensely, especially during winter.

Syria: The things they went back for

By Hillol Sobhan & Sulafah Al-Shami • March 27, 2023

A mortar and pestle. A ring. A notebook. A colored pencil. A baseball. Coffee cups. Clothes their daughter would have worn, had she lived. The earthquakes hit Turkiye and Syria on February 6, and these are just a few of the things Ammar, Qasem, Amira, Shams, and Mohammed rescued from the rubble in the days afterward.

Responding to an historic snowstorm in NW Syria’s refugee settlements

By CARE Staff • March 15, 2022

CARE Turkey has been responding to urgent humanitarian needs in the wake of devastating winter weather in northwest Syria. The size of the need and the challenges inherent in the response get an up-close look through this photo essay, accompanied by a conversation with Sherine Ibrahim, CARE Turkey country director.

11 years of conflict. 11 years of lost childhood.

By CARE Staff • March 15, 2022

Millions of children were born in Syria since that country's civil conflict began more than a decade ago. Many are regularly exposed to violence and explosive weapon attacks. Thousands have lost family members and been forced to flee their homes to camps in faraway places and across neighboring countries. Most continue to experience daily, numerous violations of their basic rights to health, educ

Already Displaced, Winter Storms, Flooding and Hunger Threaten Millions in Syria

By CARE Staff • February 1, 2022

Jolien Veldwijk, CARE Syria Country Director, speaks about the harsh winter and flood conditions facing Syrians.

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