Nearly 14 years of devastating conflict and crises have decimated the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the Syrian Arab Republic. The protracted crisis has severely damaged critical infrastructure, including health facilities, and caused chronic shortages of medicines, medical equipment and health workers. Nearly half of health facilities in Syria are partially or completely damaged, and the recent upheaval has further weakened the country’s infrastructure, leaving many women and girls cut off from critical care.
Syria remains one of the world’s largest displacement crises, with more than 13 million people forced from their homes, both within and outside the country. The country faces a challenging and complex road ahead, as it navigates the recent political transition and rebuilding of the country amid continued factionalized fighting in some areas and ongoing Israeli strikes in the southwest.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, while potentially marking the end of an authoritarian era, would likely lead to a complex set of challenges for Syrians.
