6th anniversary of war in Syria

“We must not allow ourselves to become used to the suffering. The fact that there is a fragile ceasefire on the ground doesn't mean that the population has clean water or enough to eat, or that children can go to school again. Bombs are no longer falling but our local partners in Aleppo report that food, water and medical provision are still very scarce. We must not abandon the Syrian people, even if the complex political and military situation in the country makes a stable peace process difficult," stresses Bärbel Dieckmann, president of Welthungerhilfe.

The United Nations humanitarian measures for the current year are still under-financed. To date, the international community has transferred just three percent of the required 3.4 billion euros. 

For the last four years Welthungerhilfe has been supporting people in need in Syria, as well as families who have fled to the neighbouring countries of Turkey and Lebanon. In 2016, Welthungerhilfe provided aid supplies for around 500,000 people in these countries.

Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest private aid organisations in Germany; politically independent and non-denominational. It is fighting for ‘Zero Hunger by 2030’. Since its establishment, more than 8,500 overseas projects in 70 countries have been supported with 3.27 billion euros. Welthungerhilfe works on the basic principle of help for self-help: from rapid disaster relief to reconstruction and long-term development cooperation projects with national and international partner organisations.