UNHCR | Protect Syrian families this winter | Donate now

16.5 million Syrians need humanitarian aid this winter — half of them children. Three in four returnees to Syria say their homes are too damaged to live in. For many, basics like fuel, heating, and warm clothing are simply unaffordable.

As winter approaches, heavy rains, freezing temperatures, and bitter winds put families at greater risk with temperatures dropping below zero in Aleppo, Homs, and Rural Damascus.

In neighbouring countries like Lebanon and Jordan, Syrian refugees are living in old and damaged shelters, struggling to keep out the rain and the snow, making a difficult decision not to return home and facing the winter without heating, insulation, and enough support to keep warm.

The quick decline in aid this year means that we are running out of time. We have to act now. Please donate today to protect vulnerable Syrian families.

With your support, we can help repair shelters in Lebanon and Jordan. We can provide emergency assistance to people returning to Syria, including blankets, mattresses, cooking utensils, and jerry cans for collecting water. We can also repair bombed-out homes to make them safe and habitable again. In addition, we provide cash assistance to displaced families in neighbouring countries and returnee Syrians, enabling them to buy what they need most during the winter months — from warm clothing to heating fuel.

Together, we can help Syrian families endure winter with safety and dignity.

Photo credit: © UNHCR/Vivian Tou'meh