The crisis in numbers
Inside Syria
4,299,620
That’s the number of children living in dire situations inside Syria: poverty, displacement and caught in the lines of fire.
In the sub-region
1,311,854
That’s how many children of Syria now live as refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt and other countries in North Africa.
Last updated: 25 March 2014
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Statement attributed to UNICEF Syria
Key response activities
Health
Number of children vaccinated against polio in each country.
Total: 24,118,018
Activities reporting period: February 2014
Funding needs inside Syria: US$20.47m
86%
US$2.88mGap
ReceivedFunding needs in other affected countries: US$65.53m
90%
US$6.75mGap
ReceivedFunding needs reporting period: 2014
Syria
2,740,000
Iraq
5,372,150
Jordan
2,005,375
Lebanon
493
Egypt
14,000,000
Education
Education
Number of school-aged children who received UNICEF support to access school/learning programmes.
Total: 75,909
Activities reporting period: February 2014
Funding needs inside Syria: US$81.02m
99%
US$1.04mGap
ReceivedFunding needs in other affected countries: US$195.66m
87%
US$25.93mGap
ReceivedFunding needs reporting period: 2014
Iraq
11,191
Jordan
15,006
Lebanon
39,499
Turkey
2,200
Egypt
8,013
Protection
Child protection
Children with access to support to cope with the trauma and stress caused by conflict.
Total: 179,519
Activities reporting period: February 2014
Funding needs inside Syria: US$25m
100%
US$0Gap
ReceivedFunding needs in other affected countries: US$85.95m
78%
US$19.15mGap
ReceivedFunding needs reporting period: 2014
Syria
17,257
Iraq
15,353
Jordan
53,173
Lebanon
77,990
Turkey
14,248
Egypt
1,498
Wash
Water and sanitation
Number of people with access to drinking and domestic water in each country.
Total: 266,393
Activities reporting period: February 2014
Funding needs inside Syria: US$80.5m
100%
US$0Gap
ReceivedFunding needs in other affected countries: US$250.86m
91%
US$22.88mGap
ReceivedFunding needs reporting period: 2014
Syria
51,400
Iraq
81,000
Jordan
100,002
Lebanon
33,991
This map does not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations
Funding needs
Inside Syria
US$222.19m
UNICEF's total funding requirements for Syria
98%
US$3.92mGap
ReceivedIn the sub-region
US$613.02m
UNICEF's total funding requirements for other affected countries in the region
87%
US$77.55mGap
ReceivedReporting period: 2014
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Photo gallery
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom highlights impact of conflict on children of Syria in Jordan
Actor Orlando Bloom paid a visit to Jordan with UNICEF to meet children from Syria whose lives have been devastated by the conflict – now in its fourth year. The Goodwill Ambassador first travelled to Irbid to talk to families about their lives since fleeing Syria. This was followed by a visit to Za’atari refugee camp, where Bloom met children in a UNICEF-supported school as well as a child protection space.
“This war obliterated (these families’) lives and uprooted them from their homes and now they are living in precarious situations with little or no hope for their futures,” said Bloom. “They don’t want to live like refugees. They just want their lives back and a future for their children.”
Almost 590,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan. Along with other UN agencies, we’re appealing for $4.2 billion to support refugees and host communities in 2014.
Images: © UNICEF/NYHQ2014/Diffidenti
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom meets a family from Aleppo, Syria, in the two-room shelter where they’ve lived since they arrived two years ago in Irbid.
12-year-old Esmaeil laughs with Orlando Bloom near the shelter he shares with his parents and five siblings. The family have exhausted their savings, and none of the children of school-age is in school.
Playing a game with children in a UNICEF-supported child and family protection space in Irbid. The centre also provides skills training and psychosocial support for Syrian and Jordanian children.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom joins a Grade 6 English class at a boys’ school in Irbid. Around 540 Syrian children currently attend the school.
Samer and his daughter, from Homs in Syria, show Orlando Bloom pictures she’s drawn, in their home in Amman. She and her siblings attend a UNICEF-supported child protection centre in the city.
Bloom chats to young people at a youth centre, run by our partner International Medical Corp (IMC) with support from UNICEF, in the Za’atari refugee camp near the Syrian border.
Children dance with Orlando Bloom during a graduation ceremony at the youth centre, which provides psychological support for children aged 11 to 18, as well as music, art, film-making and other activities.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom gives a boy a high-five, after making a speech during the graduation ceremony.
On a walk down the street in Za’atari nicknamed the ‘Champs-Elysees’, Orlando Bloom meets a boy pushing a wheelbarrow. With partners, we work with families in the camp to highlight the importance of sending children to school.