Five years of conflict in Syria and the UN have stopped counting the dead. Best estimates suggest that the figure is already over 400,000.
The survivors are desperately in need: almost 5 million refugees have fled the country. A further 6.5 million remain displaced within Syria, having left behind their homes, jobs, friends and family for a life of uncertainty and desperate survival.
Sadly, over half of those affected are children.
The UN states that the crisis faced by the Syrian people is “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our time” and that Syria is the “most dangerous place in the world for civilians”.
The situation for families who have fled the brutal violence in Aleppo and elsewhere is critical. And now Syrian families and children are facing the additional threat of extreme winter weather. Many fled with just the clothes on their backs and are now living in tents and makeshift shelters.
To help families through the harsh winter months, CARE is providing warm blankets, mattresses and heaters and providing cash grants so families can buy the essentials they urgently need.