New fears for vulnerable children as Middle East braces for harsh winter

Thursday, January 8, 2015

As the Middle East braces for another harsh winter, the situation facing the roughly 10.8 million people displaced by the Syrian crisis, particularly those living in informal tented settlements and sub-standard or unfinished buildings, continues to rapidly deteriorate.

World Vision has new fears for already vulnerable children and families

World Vision has new fears for already vulnerable children and families as a snowstorm sweeping through the region claims lives.

World Vision has provided cash assistance to those living in tented settlements and unfinished buildings to help them prepare for harsh winter conditions. Other vulnerable communities have received blankets, winter clothing, plastic sheeting, mattresses and gas heaters. However, as the crisis approaches its fifth year, funding for such initiatives is increasingly scarce and unpredictable.

More information about World Vision's work with children and their families affected by the Syria Crisis. 

The support of the international community is needed to help those displaced by the Syrian crisis face the harsh winters ahead.

The support of the international community is needed to help those displaced by the Syrian crisis face the harsh winters ahead. UN agencies, international NGOs and host governments can only help communities prepare for these challenging conditions if funding is immediately made available by the international community. 

For more information or to donate to our work to keep children from Syria warm this winter, click here.

Seven-year-old Yosra and her sister Aisha ,10, were in their tent with their parents when it started heavily snowing in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon. “The wood supporting our tent ceiling broke on our heads and my father and brother spent the night fixing it,” says Yosra.