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The Journey of Dr. Mounir Hakimi
Dr. Mounir Hakimi, a co-founder of Syria Relief, has dedicated his life to saving others through some of the world's most harrowing conflicts.
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Education Crisis In Lebanon
Lebanon’s economic crisis is devastating a generation’s access to education.
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Education Is The Difference
Amir dreams of becoming an engineer. Instead, he spends all day collecting scrap metal to sell.
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Syria Facing Worst Drought in 70 Years
An unfolding water crisis in Syria and Iraq has left around 12 million people without access to water, food and electricity, fuelling concerns that the situation could deteriorate into a major humanitarian catastrophe.
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New Wave of Violence in Daraa
Civilians are paying the price for a new wave of violence in the Syrian city of Daraa following the breakdown of an agreed ceasefire.
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10 Years of Syria Relief
Syria Relief mark 10 years since its founding by announcing it has supported 10 million people.
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Second Wave of Covid-19 Hits Syria
Ever since its onset, the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged Syria - a country that has withstood so much suffering - into even greater depths of despair.
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Syria Relief Condemns Cluster Munitions
Syria Relief have released a statement following the twelfth annual report by The International Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) that found that over half (52%) of all victims of cluster munitions attacks were in Syria.
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Food Waste Exacerbates Food Insecurity
Today (29 September) is the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction, an opportunity to raise awareness of the severity of the problem and promote global efforts at finding a solution.
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Three Ways to Give Sadaqah Jariyah This Ramadan
A term meaning continuous, flowing charity, Sadaqah Jariyah is one of the most generous acts it is possible to perform.
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The Importance of Olive Trees
One of the oldest crops in the world, the olive tree has huge significance within Middle Eastern culture.
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Seeking Safety Is Just The Start
Every person has the right to seek safety – whoever they are, wherever they come from, and whenever they are forced to flee.
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An Eid of Hardship
Around the world, families are preparing to celebrate the joy of Eid al-Adha. But for the millions of families displaced, these preparations are non-existent.
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We Condemn Failure To Renew Cross-Border Resolution
Failure to renew it will mean there is no UN-approved route to providing humanitarian aid into rebel-held Northwest Syria from neighbouring countries.
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One Year On: Reflections on Afghanistan
One year on from the tragic events that plunged the country deeper into crisis, she shared her thoughts.
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Aid Budget Will Hurt Syrians And UK
Today, in Syria Relief’s latest report, Cuts With A Double-Edged Sword: How the UK Aid Budget Reduction is Harming Victims of the Syrian Conflict and British Soft Power we can reveal that the UK’s decision to cut the aid budget harms both displaced Syrians and Britain’s ability to exercise her influence overseas.
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Thoughts From Our Female Leaders
As well as being a global day to mark the achievements of women, International Women’s Day is a call to action for accelerating gender equality.
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Will Their Future Be Different?
Today, as we mark another anniversary of the conflict in Syria, we think of the children who have only known suffering.
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11th Anniversary of the Syrian Crisis
Sadly, I have been marking this day, every year for 11 years now.
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Three Ways to Prepare for Ramadan
Ramadan is held during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is the most sacred period of the year for Muslims.
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Pray, Give, Empower This Ramadan
As multiple crises spiral across the globe, a staggering 274 million people require humanitarian assistance. Without urgent action, this number will continue to rise.
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Mahroos's Story
Mahroos fled from Idlib to Lebanon four years ago along with his seven children.
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A Giving Christmas
At its core, Christmas is a time of giving. A time of standing up for the vulnerable and helping those in need.
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Extreme Weather in Lebanon
Due to its location in the Middle East, there is a common misconception that Lebanon’s climate is warm all year round.
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Syria Relief Teams Up With The FA
Syria Relief, the UK’s largest Syria-focused charity, and the English Football Association [The FA] have teamed up to help donate over 3,000 items of kit to Syrian children living in extreme poverty in refugee camps on the Lebanese border with Syria. The Syria Relief project is called #TackleChildPoverty.
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Using Football To #TackleChildPoverty
Football is a universal language that brings billions together and Syria Relief is using it to bring Syrian refugees together with the host community here in Lebanon, as well as providing some warm clothes and fun for children living in extreme poverty.
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Syrian's Need Support To Survive Storms
Syria Relief, the UK’s largest Syria-focused NGO, is calling on the UK Government to reverse its decision to cut the foreign aid budget so that displaced Syrians have access to the support needed to survive the ongoing extreme weather.
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Barriers To Education In Syria
Life for Syrian children is all too often defined by suffering.
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Widespread Hunger in Lebanon
A growing fuel crisis in Lebanon is pushing the price of food to simply unaffordable levels.
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Imagine Choosing
This winter, the people of Syria will be plunged into even deeper suffering.
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Ali's Story
Ali, a Syrian refugee, was smuggled across the Lebanese border by his nephew back in 2014.
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A Syrian Refugee's Winter
More than a decade after the conflict began, Syria’s refugee crisis remains the world’s largest.
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Open Letter To UN Security Council Ambassadors
Open Letter to the UN regarding the upcoming vote on the Syria cross-border resolution.
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Give Hope, Give Qurbani
The month of Dhul Hijjah is a special time for Muslims across the globe.
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Renewal of Cross Border Aid Into Syria
Syria Relief CEO Othman Moqbel has welcomed the UN Security Council's decision to renew the Cross border mandate into Syria via the Bab al Hawa border crossing for an initial 6 months and then a further 6 months subject to a report on transparency by the Secretary-General.
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Explosion in Lebanon Kills 20 People
Syria Relief is on the ground in Lebanon providing vital humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees and the host community.
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Normalisation of War Crimes in Syria
Today (18/8/21) we publish new research revealing the extent to which war crimes in Syria have become ‘normalised’ - or in other words, accepted as a regular part of everyday life - by the British public.
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World Humanitarian Day
Every year on the 19th of August, the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day to honour humanitarian work and the people who undertake it.
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UK Government Turns Back On Syrian People In Their Time of Need
The UK government’s decision to slash the aid budget to Syria by a third, at a time when the humanitarian situation in Syria is worse than ever before, will put lives at risk.
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Ramadan Message From Syria Relief CEO
Ramadan Mubarak! I pray this message finds you in the best of health.
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Food Under Attack In Syria
There are media reports of thousands of acres of fields being deliberately burned by military actors and farmers being prevented from harvesting their crops – which will directly impact residents in areas of Idlib, Aleppo and Hama.
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UK Charity's School Destroyed
Syria Relief, the UK’s largest Syria focused charity, have had their Al-Abrar school destroyed by artillery shelling.
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Agencies Are Warning of a Looming Humanitarian Catastrophe
Aid agencies are warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe if the UN Security Council fails to renew UN-led cross-border aid assistance to Syria ahead of the July 10th deadline.
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Syria Relief Condemn Attack on Workers in Afrin
Syria Relief condemn attack on healthcare and humanitarian workers in Afrin.
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99% Of Syrian IDPS & 73% of Syrian Refugees Have PTSD Symptoms
A report into the prevalence of PTSD symptoms amongst IDPs and refugees from the Syrian conflict.
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Two Children Injured in Idlib
Syria Relief are sad to announce that two children have been injured by an unexploded remnant from a cluster munition attack in the village of Ein Alhamra in Idlib, Northwest Syria.
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Syria Relief Pleads For Immediate U-Turn On UK Aid Budget Cut To Syria
Syria Relief plead for immediate U-turn on “devastating” and “callous” 67% UK aid budget cut to Syria.
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35 Aid Agencies Warn of Further Irreversible Impact
Syria Relief plead for immediate U-turn on “devastating” and “callous” 67% UK aid budget cut to Syria.
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This Crisis Will Have More Anniversaries
Sadly, I have been marking this day, March 15th, every year for 10 years now. This is the day where we commemorate the start of the Syrian conflict. Today marks a decade since the war started.
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Syria Relief Joins 37 Charities As Funds Are Cut
Syrians are facing record food insecurity levels and a declining socio-economic conditions.
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New Year's Message From Syria Relief
2020 has been a tough year for everyone, most of all the people of Syria.
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6 Year Old Killed By Unexploded Cluster Bomb In Idlib
It is with great sadness that Syria Relief must announce that a 6-year-old boy was killed by an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in Sarmin, Idlib on Thursday 31st December.
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Make The Difference, See The Difference
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors we supported 2,091,325 through our programmes in 2020!
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Heavy Storms In Syria & Lebanon Kill One Child & Affect 41,200
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in camps in northwest Syria.
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International Day of Education
Over 2.4 million children are out of school in Syria, nearly 40% of whom are girls.
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Only 58% Of Brits Are Aware The Syrian War Is Ongoing
Syria Relief have announced today that the Syrian conflict is being “forgotten and ignored” as it is about to commemorate 10 years since the start of the civil war.
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International Day To Protect Education
As the world acknowledges the first International Day to Protection Education from Attack, this date is incredibly important in Syria.
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The Humanitarian Crisis In Yemen Is The Worst We've Ever Seen
The healthcare system in Yemen has collapsed due to an epidemic, but it isn’t COVID-19 that has caused it – it’s child starvation.
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Over £10,000 Raised For Tameside Families Hit By Covid
Despite being famous for their charity work in Syria, Denton-based Syria Relief, have raised over £10,LEARN MORE000 and set up a foodbank from scratch in order to support families in Tameside throughout the lockdown.
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Torrential Storms Damage Camps
Torrential storms have caused widespread flooding and damaged camps in the Idlib and Aleppo countryside leaving families vulnerable.
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Syrian Refugees Flee Camps Due To Arson Attacks
Over 370 Syrian refugees flee camps due to arson attacks.
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Syria Relief Urges UK Government
Syria Relief, the largest Syria-focused NGO in the UK, has urged the government not to reduce its annual aid budget from the legally binding 0.7%, as has been reported there are plans to do.
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War, Covid, Poverty & Now Winter
Families who didn’t want to be killed by bombs, were instead killed by winter.
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A Winter Without Warmth
This year, millions of displaced and refugee families across Syria, Yemen and Lebanon are facing a winter without food, without heating, without warm clothes and without hope.
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Children In Yemen Cannot Wait
The situation in Yemen is becoming increasingly worse! All this week our team have been on the ground delivering emergency aid to Yemenis in need.
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Covid-19 Emergency Declared In Syria
It is with great regret that we at Syria Relief have been forced to officially declare the COVID-19 situation in Syria an “emergency.”
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Safe Health Workers, Safe Patients
Today the World Health Organisation, charitable organisations and all countries will commemorate World Patient Safety Day.
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Syrian's Are Suffering And Need Help
This time last year, many Middle East commentators were distastefully hailing the Syrian conflict as entering “the end game.”
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The Moment We've All Dreaded
Syria Relief have urged the super powers to “stop the politics. It is time to take action for humanity.”
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It Shouldn't Take An Explosion
It is sad that it takes a giant explosion deep within the heart of the nation’s capital for the world to finally start to ask “what’s going on in Lebanon?”
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Beirut's Syrian Refugees
Last week's explosion in Beirut shocked the entire world. It is only now that we are fully realising the extent of the damage across the city.
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Syria's Covid-19 Catastrophe
The recent arrival of COVID-19 in Syria will be catastrophic for a country already broken by almost a decade of conflict.
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International Day To Protect Education
As the world acknowledges the first International Day to Protection Education from Attack, this date is incredibly important in Syria.
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Syria Is Bracing For A Health Disaster
As we in the UK #StayHome to protect ourselves and our NHS from the overwhelming coronavirus pandemic, war-torn Syria is bracing for a health disaster.
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Ramadan Mubarak
The blessed month of Ramadan is almost upon us and we are proud to announce the launch of the 2020 Syria Relief Ramadan Campaign: Have Faith.
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Education in Humanitarian Emergencies
This week, Syria Relief along with our partners in Hurras Network, Orange, Takaful al-Sham and Violet have been advocating to government-level donors about the importance of education in Syria.
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Qurbani Where It's Needed Most
The Prophet (SWT) said, “It is the Sunnah of your father Ibrahim (as). For every hair of the Qurbani you receive a reward from Allah (SWT)."
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Children & Doctors Being Killed Is 'Normal'
In one single day this week, 10 schools and a hospital were hit by military fire in Idlib. At least 21 people were killed, 9 were children from the schools and three were teachers.
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Idlib's Crisis - Moral Challenge for the UK
“The first sentence of the government’s vision for a post-Brexit “Global Britain” states: “The UK has always taken a leading role in responding to global challenges”.
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Children Are The Biggest Victims of War
“Children are the biggest victims of 9 years of conflict” claim Syria Relief in new report.
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9 Years of War and Suffering in Syria
Today, March 15th, marks the 9th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict. Tomorrow, Syria Relief were due to hold an event in Parliament with government ministers, shadow ministers, MPs, journalists and leaders from the other NGOs working with Syrians, unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the decision has been taken to cancel the event.
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Covid-19 Emergency Appeal
No one is less prepared for the coronavirus outbreak than a Syrian family sleeping in a tent tonight.
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Lebanon Diary 1
This week our team are in the mountainous regions of Lebanon to assess how your donations are supporting the needs of thousands of Syrian Refugees struggling to make it through the harsh winter.
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Lebanon Diary 2
Last night, I did a live Skype interview on TRT World’s Newshour at 9pm Lebanon time (7pm UK time). I panicked the studio when 2 minutes before I was about to go on air we had a power cut. “What happened? It’s too dark!”
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Lebanon Diary 3
For the final instalment of my deployment diary, I am not going to write about my day. Anything I have to say pales into insignificance compared to the story of Suzanne, who we met today.
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72% of the UK Are Not Aware of the Idlib Crisis
Syria Relief have released results of two YouGov polls that they commissioned that reveals that only 22% of the UK say they are aware of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Idlib and only 30% knew Idlib was in Syria.
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Syria Relief Medic Killed In Airstrike
It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Ibrahim Saddo, a manager for a Syria Relief Primary Healthcare Centre, was killed in an airstrike on the way to the facility in Maret al-Nasan yesterday morning (Tuesday 18th February 2020).
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Idlib Emergency
Look, we know a lot of you feel very strongly about seeing Tracy Brabin’s shoulder in Parliament, Vegan Sausage Rolls and Megxit, and we respect that, but we think your rage would be better directed elsewhere.
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