The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The conflict in Syria has created the largest humanitarian crisis in decades. As the fifth year of the Syria crisis begins, the humanitarian needs across the region stretch beyond description. Constant, deadly conflict is destroying lives, families and communities. Today, hardly a family remains in Syria unaffected by the catastrophe. Well over one third of Syria’s pre-conflict population of 22 million is living in hard to reach and besieged areas or has sought refuge elsewhere in Syria. The extreme hardship endured by millions of people inside the country, and by refugees who have fled the country and are now scattered throughout the region, will only grow more acute in 2015. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has mobilized enormous resources across the region to respond to the vast humanitarian needs inside Syria as well as to the largest refugee crisis the Middle East has seen in decades. The Movement has also mobilized to assist Syrian refugees in Europe. In Syria alone, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) operations depend on the thousands of volunteers as its backbone to provide assistance to those most in need. For the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, it will take at least 389 million Swiss francs (402 million US dollars) to continue meeting the most critical needs of those affected by the crisis in Syria and in the neighbouring countries in the coming months. Well over one third of Syria’s pre-conflict population of 22 million is living in hard to reach and besieged areas or has sought refuge elsewhere in Syria. For the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, it will take at least 389 million Swiss francs to continue meeting the most critical needs of those affected by the crisis in Syria and in the neighbouring countries in the coming months.