Tag: Emergency Update

Humanitarian Update February 2014 Syria Key Facts

• 3 million people require humanitarian assistance (OCHA,2013)
• 3 million children are in need of assistance (http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/10/reportmore-than43msyrianchildrenneedhumanitarianaid.html )
• 5 million people are internally displaced in Syria
• 4000 schools have been destroyed (UNICEF, December 2013)

By the end of 2013, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had recorded 130,433 casualties - at least one-third of whom were civilians (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Press release, 1 January 2014.) Office http://www.islamic-relief.org/ Citation Mayub,S. (2014). Syria Emergency Update. Islamic Relief WOrldwide, Birmingham, [Online] Available: https://islamic-relief.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Syria_Situation_Update_Feb_2014.pdf