The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) issued a statement yesterday warning that Syria is at risk of a grave humanitarian crisis. After withstanding a dozen years of ceaseless strife, Syria finds itself at the mercy of a dire confluence of crises that require global aid, said Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC’s regional director for the Near and Middle East, reported Al Arabiya.
Not only has the war led to a severe humanitarian crisis, but last month’s devastating earthquake, which ravaged northwest Syria, and the severe shortage of water, have exacerbated an already dire situation. “Millions of people in Syria today depend on humanitarian assistance. That lifeline is dangerously at risk of fraying if the international community does not support Syria to the level that it needs,” Carboni said. “Syria deserves the world’s solidarity and support. People have survived 12 years of grinding conflict in which people lost loved ones, livelihoods, and homes. For those in the northwest of the country, the earthquake that struck last month left communities shaken and triggered a new wave of devastation.”
