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Sama is six years old and from Syria.

Two years after the devastating earthquakes on 6th February 2023, War Child and partners have supported over 125,000 children and their families in northwest Syria.

Rania, a 38-year-old mother of eight, endured immense psychological and social pressures due to Syria’s ongoing crises and devastating earthquakes.

As we continue to monitor the situation, War Child will continue its vital work in Syria, supporting children for many years to come.

Celebrities and international security experts join call for British families to be brought home from unlawful detention in Syria.

This Mental Health Awareness Week, we aim to highlight the crucial role of providing psychosocial support to children living in conflict zones.

In 2022 War Child UK were able to provide support to 256,700 children and adults - making it our strongest year ever.

Syrian children and their families face unprecedented turmoil due to lethal mix of civil war, devastating earthquakes, medical emergencies and harsh winter conditions.

Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi and Hozier amongst names set to play a special Turkey + Syria charity fundraiser in London next month.

War Child, the leading charity for children affected by conflict, is calling for a rapid and significant scale-up of the humanitarian response to earthquake survivors – particularly children - in north-west Syria.

When 12-year-old Akram lost his sister in a rocket attack in Syria he thought he would never feel the same pain again. “But what happened in the earthquake and what’s happened since, it is much more difficult than what we experienced” he says. This is Akram’s story.

In the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which has torn across north-west Syria and Türkiye, War Child has mobilised a rapid response to meet the critical needs of children and their families now living in the devastating aftermath.