Earthquake Emergency Response, Final Report for the Whole of Syria (June 2023) – Syrian Arab Republic

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As the Syrian crisis enters its thirteenth year, the scale, severity and complexity of needs across the country remains overwhelming. More than 15 million people need humanitarian assistance, and an estimated 8.8 million people were affected by the earthquakes in February.

Four months after the earthquake, UNHCR continues its transition to a longer-term response to address the needs of the affected population and help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods. This includes the ongoing provision of protection services, multi-purpose cash transfers, shelter assistance and rehabilitation, and support for income-generating activities.

UNHCR response

Since the onset of the emergency, UNHCR and its partners, with the support of local actors, have been providing core relief items and shelter support to thousands of vulnerable families residing in collective shelters and reception centres, as well as families hosted by local communities. UNHCR also provides psychosocial support, child protection, legal aid and multi-purpose cash assistance.

In the first few weeks of the response, more than 300 collective shelters were set up to house earthquake-affected families in Aleppo, Lattakia, Homs and Hama governorates. At the end of May, eight collective shelters hosting 369 families (over 1,800 people) and 10 collective shelters hosting 648 families (around 2,500 people) were active in Aleppo and Latakia, respectively. Families who still need shelter support are gradually being moved to medium-term shelters.

UNHCR and its partners continue to provide support to affected populations in medium-term shelters and in the host community, while striving to ensure safe, voluntary and dignified relocation as temporary shelters close.

In northwest Syria, according to the Cluster Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), 97 of the 109 newly established post-earthquake IDP sites and reception centers are still active and still host some 74,000 individuals who have not been able to return to their homes. Houses due to earthquake damage.

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