The Syria conflict remains one of the largest humanitarian and security crises facing the world today. As at February 2024, the UN estimates that 16.7 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 7.5 million children and 2.8 million people with disabilities. Over half the population has been forced from their homes, including 5 million people who are registered as refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Türkiye, Iraq, and Egypt.

Since the crisis in Syria started in 2011, Australia has provided over half a billion dollars in humanitarian support. For more information on Australia’s recent humanitarian assistance to the region, see Hamas-Israel conflict and Middle East Regional escalation.

Our humanitarian response is providing immediate lifesaving assistance and protection to vulnerable and crisis-affected people in Syria, as well as Syrian refugees and their host communities in Lebanon and Jordan.