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Over eight years of destructive conflict has taken a heavy toll on Syria’s economy. Massive internal displacement, emigration and mortality have greatly weakened the population, out of which more than half are estimated to be in the need of assistance. With this in mind, REACH conducted an in-depth cash and markets assessment across northeast Syria to better understand the feasibility and implications of scaling up cash-based interventions.

Southern Idleb and northern Hama, part of the last opposition-held territory in Syria, have seen renewed intensification of conflict. Due to the intensity of escalation and the seizing of key opposition-held areas, the ongoing clashes could develop into a final offensive which is feared to spiral into one of the worst humanitarian tragedies of the 21st century.

Historically, sieges have been used to blockade a community, cutting off entrance routes, in order to lessen the resistance of the local population. Unlike many historical tactics, this one is still in active use: in Syria, the UN estimates that 2.9 million people in need live in communities that are either besieged or otherwise hard-to-reach […]

Since March 2011, an estimated 12.6 million people have been displaced by protracted conflict in Syria. As of August 2017, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that approximately 6.1 million people in Syria were internally displaced persons (IDPs) – representing almost a third of the country’s pre-war population. Commonly, forced […]