The “Strengthening Resilience with the Climate-Peace Nexus in Northeast Syria” project is a transformative initiative implemented in Deir Ez Zour and Hassakeh from October 2023 to October 2026. Rooted in the Climate-Peace Nexus approach, the project recognises the deep connection between climate change, environmental challenges, livelihoods, and social stability, while supporting communities to rebuild stronger, more resilient futures. In Northeast Syria, years of crisis, drought, damaged infrastructure, and limited access to essential services have placed immense pressure on communities, particularly women, children, internally displaced people, and people with disabilities. Despite these challenges, communities continue to demonstrate resilience, determination, and the capacity to recover when given the right support and opportunities. The project focuses on strengthening livelihoods, improving access to safe water and hygiene services, and promoting peacebuilding and social cohesion. Through climate-smart agriculture, vocational training, rehabilitation of water systems, youth leadership initiatives, peace education, and community-led activities, the initiative empowers communities to restore livelihoods, strengthen local capacities, and foster peaceful coexistence. By combining environmental sustainability, economic recovery, and social cohesion, the project helps communities move beyond survival toward long-term resilience, dignity, and hope for a more stable and peaceful future in Northeast Syria.

Explore the results of the "Batkivska Opora" pilot report, a digital parenting chatbot providing evidence-based psychosocial support and crisis guidance to Ukrainian and Georgian families affected by war and displacement.

A Syrian refugee mother in Akkar rebuilt hope for her children through a cash-for-work initiative under the ELEVATE project, gaining a renewed purpose.

World Vision’s Balm of Tenderness is now part of Peru’s national parenting policy, promoting positive, violence-free parenting for millions of children.

World Vision Syria Response (WVSR) continues to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria, where 16.7 million people, including 7.4 million children, require assistance. In FY2025, WVSR supported over 4.2 million individuals across Syria, Jordan, and Türkiye through programs in health, education, WASH, child protection, and livelihoods.

Ammar once relied on farming, but years of conflict left his land barren and crops failing. With no stable income, he turned to solar energy training through World Vision, funded by BMZ. Building a sustainable future for his family.

This article highlights that migration is rarely a choice but a necessity driven by conflict, poverty, and climate change, deeply affecting children’s safety, stability, and mental well-being. Through children’s voices from Syria and Iraq, it shows both the hardships of displacement and how migration can also represent safety, hope, and opportunity when supported by inclusive communities and essential services

Children and youth from Syria and Iraq share how migration shapes their lives, fears, and hopes, and what support they need to feel safe and thrive.

This reflection marks the anniversary of the Syria conflict while highlighting signs of renewed hope and change for Syrian communities. Despite ongoing needs, the progress seen in education, nutrition, and essential services signals new beginnings and resilience for the Syrian people.

The 2023–2024 drought hit rural communities hard. Families who depended on a single source of income, most often farming, found themselves without enough to meet basic needs when the rains failed. The crisis exposed how fragile that dependence had become.