Hundreds of Syrian refugee tents have been damaged by heavy rain
IDLIB, March 30, 2023 – At least 514 tents have been damaged, and 1,044 were partially damaged due to heavy rains in Idlib, Syria which affected 33,742 people in 74 refugee camps. The biggest impact is some of the camps had just been built and were inhabited by those affected by the earthquake that hit [...]
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At least 20 dead from flash flood in Somalia
SOMALIA, March 30, 2023 – At least 20 people have been killed and 8,000 have been displaced due to a flash flood in Bardhere, Gedo, Somalia. Farmlands, shelters, and residents’ property have been destroyed. Currently, people who lost their homes are living in makeshift shelters on higher ground, but they are facing excessive crowding, lack [...]
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At least 19 dead from earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan
PAKISTAN, March 24, 2023 – At least 19 people have been killed and more than 200 injured due to an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 with 120 kilometres in depth which struck large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The incident has damaged buildings, while the main road has been blocked due to landslides. The [...]
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Tropical Cyclone Freddy killed 499 people in Malawi
MALAWI, March 24, 2023 – At least 499 people were killed, 1,332 injured, 427 others were missing and 508,244 people were displaced, due to Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit Malawi two weeks ago. The disaster has caused severe flooding and landslides. Roads are flooded and residents' homes are buried in mud. About 437 schools were [...]
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“I despair of life as a refugee but I cannot return to Syria..”

12 years of conflict in Syria has created the largest displacement crisis in the world. Nearly 5.6 million registered refugees – including more than 2.6 million children – now live in Egypt, Türkiye, Iraq and Jordan. As of January 2023, an estimated 1.5 million Syrians were taking refuge in Lebanon. The economic crisis in the […]

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