Solar is the energy of choice in refugee camps around the world that are turning to clean energy, whether at the initiative of UN agencies, humanitarian groups or governments.Read the full article
Okba Mohammad:The Syrian armed conflict is 13 years old, with the various sides backed by regional and international powers such as Iran, Russia, the United States and Israel. Since the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, the dynamic has changed and its intensity has [...]Read the full article
Twenty years ago, cotton growing employed almost 20 per cent of the Syrian population. Ravaged by the war, the sector is now being relaunched, particularly in the Idlib region, under the control of an autonomous government led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. But the latest harvest [...]Read the full article
The armed conflict has created new employment opportunities for all Syrians, both men and women. Many believe that the war has led to the ‘democratisation’ of the civilian sector since 2011 and, significantly, to the qualitative participation of women in areas with social [...]Read the full article
By re-irrigating agricultural land facing drought – due to climate change and Turkey preventing the flow of water – a women’s project in northern Syria is helping to revitalise local communities from the roots upwards.Read the full article
The earthquake was the final blow for an already overstretched health system in Idlib province, exhausted by ten years of war, bombing, and the recent outbreaks of coronavirus and cholera.Read the full article
According to Human Rights Watch, “Syria is not safe for refugee return”. In June, Muhammad Fawzi Akkad became the first Syrian refugee to win a case against Turkey when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkish authorities had unlawfully deported [...]Read the full article
An entire generation of children in Syria has been forced out of school at an early age and into a war-torn labour market. Many are having to do work that involves very hard labour or puts their life at risk.Read the full article
A confluence of economic and social factors are fostering change within refugee communities. The nuclear family and traditional roles have been disrupted by forced displacement, placing education, business management and even community leadership opportunities within women’s [...]Read the full article
Ten years after the start of the civil war in Syria, national courts in Europe are starting to prosecute the crimes committed with total impunity in the country since 2011.Read the full article
“Turkey doesn’t care about the environmental assessment of the Ilısu Dam because the whole project is constructed from the viewpoint of politics.”Read the full article
Kidnapping, journalism, consultancy, working as a guide or fixer for NGOs and foreign media outlets…these are some of the ‘job opportunities’ available to those who have lost everything in a country ravaged by war.Read the full article
As the final tremors of war subside, the time has come to rebuild a country in ruins, to allow for the return of its population. But what kind of reconstruction model has been chosen?Read the full article
“Suddenly the planes begin to arrive. We hear them, we know we are in danger because our hearts start to race. We keep quiet and I try to stay in my place…then the person in charge of the school comes and sends us all home. It’s the only thing we can [...]Read the full article
“We decided to have babies because life must go on. My country needs a new generation to rebuild itself from the ruins. I hope our children are able to live in peace and safety and grow up to have a happy life.”Read the full article
In March, the United Nations published a report based on the testimonies of 454 survivors and witnesses of the gender-based violence perpetrated largely by the Assad regime and, to a lesser extent, by opposition groups and IS. The challenge now lies in providing psychological support for the [...]Read the full article
Under siege for nearly five years, the inhabitants of Ghouta have developed alternative survival tactics, from producing biogas to growing mushrooms. But as the bombing intensifies, how long can they cope, cut off from the rest of the [...]Read the full article
Since the start of the war, 2017 was the worst year for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The plummeting of aid funds coupled with the growing hostility shown towards them by the Lebanese people and government is forcing many to choose between the least-worst scenario: staying or going [...]Read the full article
Thousands of families have become the victims of a macabre black market, ruining themselves to find signs of life of loved ones who have been detained, a form of pressure used by the Syrian regime.Read the full article
“There were no rap fans in Syria at that time. We were such an oddity. People in the community think you’re either gay or the devil if you’re a rapper.”Read the full article
“This is not only about food. With a place to serve food, you also introduce the culture, the tradition and the way of thinking that goes with it”Read the full article