Reference :
V-P-SY-E-00491
Date :
17/11/2015
Caption :
Rural Damascus, centre of Kessweh, school. An ICRC employee helps a child to try on her newly received winter clothes in front of her improvised flat.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
This year, around eight million displaced people inside Syria fear another harsh winter. Most of them fled their homes with nothing but their clothes on their backs. Families are going to choose between bringing food to their children or to keep them warm; neither is affordable for most of them. The Syrians have already experienced tough winters. Last year, children froze to death in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan when a snowstorm, which lasted a week, hit the region. Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, the ICRC, in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are working together to respond to the increasing needs of the most vulnerable people inside Syria. This winter, the ICRC with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent will distribute warm clothing to over 300,000 children across the country. Kessweh, a small town, 10km from Damascus, has seen a large influx of displaced. From 25,000 before the conflict in Syria began, the population rose to approximately 140,000 people. Most of the displaced live in the host families, rented flats, unfinished buildings and schools. As the winter approaches, the already vulnerable situation of thousands of them is expected to worsen.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5616x3744
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
