After nearly 14 years of conflict, Syria remains a complex humanitarian and protection emergency characterized by ongoing hostilities and their long-term consequences, including widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure, economic collapse, explosive ordnance contamination, diseases outbreaks, and one of the largest numbers of internally displaced people in the world, coupled by a devastating earthquake in 2023, the latest spillover effect of the 2024 Lebanon-Israel War Crisis, and the most recent internal change of Syrian regime. This build-up of events has devastated Syria’s economy and infrastructure, leaving 90 per cent of the population in poverty and relying on some form of humanitarian aid, says the UNHCR.

Regardless of how the situation unfolds, millions of Syrians will need help to get through this winter and beyond. “The country is not ready in terms of the availability of basic services; We are talking about health, education, water and sanitation, infrastructure, shelter, you name it. Those basic needs are not there even for the people who live in the country, let alone an additional influx coming from the outside”, said Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria on December 13th, 2024.

Since September 2024 as well, hundreds of thousands of people were forced to cross into Syria amid escalating hostilities in Lebanon; Many are being hosted by Syrian families and communities that are already vulnerable. Meanwhile, families in Syria continue to struggle to meet their basic needs.

In many ways, the humanitarian needs across the whole of Syria are currently at their highest since the start of the conflict in 2011 and the newest escalations are threatening the collapse of an already dire system; The security context in all of Syria remains highly volatile, unpredictable and rapidly fluctuating, with reports of escalating incidents across multiple locations.

A Snapshot of The Syria 2024 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) per OCHA 2024 highlights the urgency to address the continued violations of IHL and IHRL, weak justice system and lack/limited access to rule of law and legal remedies, basic services that are collapsing, an ongoing cholera outbreak, climatic shocks and providing emergency agricultural assistance as crucial in addressing food insecurity in Syria, lack of jobs, services, and assistance driving needs, more than 6 million children at risk, especially those out-of-school and with disabilities, volatile fluctuation and depreciation of the value of the SYP, shortage of fuel and energy, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and medical needs; Gaps where all requesting members of this appeal have been working non-stop to fill.

The 5th revision of this appeal has for change a much-needed update of the context, an amendment of the appeal geographic focus location to Syria only with halting of appeal activities in Turkey by beginning of 2025, an increase of the needed response budget, and a changed results framework with an inclusion of the recent effects of the escalations in both Lebanon and Syria on Syria in 2025; As well as welcoming EPDC as a new requesting member. The updated document is a result of both field and programmatic interagency coordination efforts, and assessments that ACT Requesting Members have undertaken individually and jointly to refine activities and holistically address fast-changing needs of communities from both Lebanon and Syria as targets groups, with a highlighted focus on the SCLR component.

The appeal has so far been covered with USD 15,349,755 including pledges; The needed budget with this revision is USD 6,517,074.

SYR231 REV.5 Syria Turkey Response

SYR231 REV.5 Results Framework

In the midst of the above, the ACT Syria Forum Members have also issued a statement to the world; Please find it here:  https://actalliance.org/act-news/a-message-from-the-act-alliance-syria-members/

Links to the previous versions:

https://actalliance.org/appeals-rapid-response-funds/syria-and-turkiye-syria-protracted-crisis-developing-the-resilience-of-affected-people-and-emergency-response-for-affected-communities-of-syria-turkiye-earthquake-syr231-revision-4/

Syria and Türkiye: Syria Protracted Crisis – Developing the Resilience of Affected People and Emergency Response for Affected Communities of Syria-Türkiye Earthquake – SYR231- Revision 3 – ACT Alliance

Syria and Türkiye: Syria Protracted Crisis – Developing the Resilience of Affected People and Emergency Response for Affected Communities – SYR231- Revision 2 | ACT Alliance

Syria: Syria Protracted Crisis – Developing the Resilience of Affected People and Emergency Response for Affected Communities of Syria-Türkiye Earthquake- SYR231- Revision 1 | ACT Alliance

SYRIA: Syria Protracted Crisis – Developing the Resilience of Affected People – SYR231 | ACT Alliance

The Israeli bombardment across Gaza has forcibly displaced at least 85% of the population; The widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure has left almost the entire population of Gaza without access to clean drinking water or adequate nutrition, with approximately 2.2 million people at risk of famine, and OCHA estimating that 0% of the population in Northern Gaza having access to any clean drinking water. Gaza’s healthcare system is no longer functional, and both medical personnel and patients are being continuously subjected to military attacks.

Gaza has been under a complete electricity blackout since the 11th of October 2023 and has also faced regular and sustained communication blackouts.

The ongoing war poses a significant threat to vulnerable populations, particularly children who bear the effect of its impact. Around a million children urgently require mental health and psycho-social support. Complicating matters, approximately 17,000 children are separated from their parents or unaccompanied. Crosscutting protection issues of GBV, MHPSS, and women’s access to healthcare are also under supported.

In terms of food security, there is an increased strain as 2.2 million people are facing imminent risk of starvation, necessitating urgent intervention.

The destruction of health infrastructure and collapse of the healthcare system has put the population at high risk, particularly the most vulnerable groups, such as the chronically ill, the injured, pregnant women and children under five. Without access to essential medical services, these people face serious threats to their health and well-being.

The education sector has been significantly impacted, leaving 625,000 students, representing the entire student population, without access to education.

Additionally, the West Bank and East Jerusalem have also witnessed a series of alarming incidents that escalated tensions.

The 1st revision of this appeal has for change an update of the context, the onboarding of three new requesting members: CA, FCA and DKH, an increase of the needed response budget, and a changed results framework. The updated document is a result of field and programmatic interagency coordination efforts, and assessments that ACT Requesting Members have undertaken individually and jointly to refine activities and holistically address fast-changing needs of communities in different areas of IoPT. The appeal has so far been covered with USD 3,119,019 including pledges; The needed budget with this revision is USD 9,628,080.

PSE231 REV.1 Gaza Conflict Appeal

PSE231 REV.1 Results Framework

Link to the previous version:

https://actalliance.org/appeals-rapid-response-funds/occupied-palestinian-territories-act-palestine-forum-emergency-response-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territories-gaza-conflict-pse231/

Tropical Storm Sara, which struck Honduras on November 14, 2024, caused widespread devastation, including floods, landslides, and river overflows that destroyed homes, crops, and infrastructure. The disaster affected 247,010 people, with 16,090 evacuated and 8,927 sheltered. The storm isolated 2,490 communities, damaged road networks, and hampered aid distribution, with many areas accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Despite ongoing recovery efforts, residual rains from a cold front continue to hinder progress, leaving many families without homes or livelihoods and exacerbating food insecurity in rural areas, where recovery is slow and access to basic services remains limited.

The storm has severely exacerbated food insecurity and hygiene shortages in Honduras, affecting over 247,000 people who lost essential crops like maize and beans, along with their food reserves. Flooding and damaged infrastructure have disrupted food access in over 2,000 communities, while losses in the livestock sector amount to approximately USD 4.3 million, impacting cattle farming, beekeeping, fishing, and milk production. Many families also face shortages of basic hygiene products, increasing health risks. With 55,000 families in urgent need of food and hygiene supplies, and 2.8 million people already requiring humanitarian assistance prior to the storm, immediate support is critical to address worsening conditions.

CASM aims to assist 1,124 families affected by the crisis over a period of three months. These efforts include the distribution of 1,124 basic food kits to provide essential food and nutritional support, sustaining each family for at least 15.8 days. Additionally, CASM will deliver 1,124 personal hygiene and cleaning kits to address urgent hygiene needs.

RRF 17 2024 Honduras Hurricane Sara

Severe Tropical Storm Trami (locally named Kristine) wreaked havoc across multiple regions, triggering widespread flooding and landslides. From October 22 to 23, Trami lingered near the Bicol Region (Region V), delivering an unprecedented and record-high 525.5 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours. This torrential downpour triggered devastating flash floods and landslides, resulting in 62 fatalities in the region alone.

In less than a week, Super Typhoon Kong-Rey (locally named Leon), with maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h and gusts up to 240 km/h, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on October 27. Signal No. 5 was raised over Itbayat and Basco as the typhoon brought “violent conditions” while passing close to Batanes. The storm caused extensive damage across the province, still reeling from Typhoon Krathon (Julian) just a month earlier.

As of November 4, more than 8.6 million people (2.2 million families) have been affected with the combined effects of STS Trami and STY Kong-Rey across 17 out of 18 regions in the country. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), at least 711,149 persons have been displaced which are either staying in government-designated evacuation centers or seeking temporary refuge with their friends or relatives.

with the support from RRF, NCCP will distribute food packs (25 kg rice and other food items) to 2,300 households whose livelihoods are severely affected by the typhoons and multi-Purpose Cash Assistance, (amount at around 68 USD per HH based on the food basket computation) to 750 households to support their basic and immediate recovery needs.
Based on the assessment and coordination with ecumenical partners the intervention will focus
● Cagayan Valley Region: Cagayan and Isabela provinces
● Bicol Region: Camarines Sur and Albay provinces
● CAR: Apayao (target municipality is near Cagayan)

ACT RRF 16-2024 Typhoon KRISTINE Philippines

The Southwest Monsoon brought light to moderate rains in the Philippines since 11 July 2024. However, this was intensified by the Tropical Depression (TD) Prapiroon (locally named Butchoy) that entered on July 19, and traversed Southern Luzon. While TD Prapiroon left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on the next day, it still strengthened the impacts of the monsoon rains. It was then closely followed by Typhoon Gaemi (locally named Carina) that entered the PAR on July 21. It intensified as it moved north-westward across Luzon to the West Philippine Sea from July 22 to 23.

The impacts of the Southwest Monsoon, enhanced by TD Prapiroon and TY Gaemi, brought intense to torrential rains and devastating floods over the majority of Luzon, and some parts of Visayas and Mindanao.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) a total of 183,64 families or 882,861 individuals affected in 686 villages in 15 administrative regions. From which, 35,388 persons are evacuated in government-designated evacuation centers, while 576,936 persons are outside evacuation centers. The Council also reported eight deaths, two injured, and one missing.

The initial findings from the rapid assessment underscored the following needs: Food, potable water, Cleaning materials, Shelter repair kits, Psychosocial intervention.

With the support from RRF, The NCCP plans to respond to the immediate needs of the communities through Food and Unconditional Cash Transfer in the areas of Pampanga and Tarlac (Region 3); Cavite and Rizal (Region 4A).

RRF 11 2024 Philippines Floods