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In 2023, UNICEF requires US$867.3 million to respond to the immediate needs of 4.2 million Syrian refugees and vulnerable people in host communities in the five targeted countries, while at the same time mitigating the challenges related to widening inequalities, weakened social cohesion and increased health and protection risks.Īfter nearly 12 years of conflict, the Syrian refugee crisis remains the largest displacement crisis in the world, with no end in sight.UNICEF is also mainstreaming gender and gender-based violence prevention and mitigation in its response. UNICEF continues to reach refugee children living in camps, informal settlements and urban settings - as well as vulnerable children from host communities - with essential education, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), child protection, health, nutrition and social protection services, and with adolescent and youth programmes.More than 21 million refugees and host community members, including nearly 8.6 million children, need urgent assistance.

Meanwhile, the many effects of climate change, particularly a deepening water crisis and the rise in communicable diseases such as cholera, are impacting families’ health and livelihoods, further compounding their vulnerability. Nearly 5.6 million registered refugees - including more than 2.6 million children - reside in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Türkiye. After 12 years of conflict, the Syrian refugee crisis remains the largest displacement crisis in the world.