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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Sara Pantuliano

    A day to honor Syria’s humanitarian workers

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 August 2013
    Clad in crimson overalls, with a gleaming red crescent framed in white on their backs, the volunteers of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) hardly blend into the crowd. Yet despite being clearly marked as humanitarian workers, SARC volunteers continue to come under fire in one of the bloodiest civil wars ongoing today.

    On the 3rd of March 2013, SARC staff member Mohieddine Mahmoud died while on duty when heavy shelling wracked Jobar neighbourhood in the suburbs of Damascus.

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  3. Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance
    Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance

    Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance blocked at a checkpoint in Hebron, OPT.
    License: ODI given rights
    Credit: ICRC 2011
    Source: ICRC

    Getting where needed: overcoming aid access obstacles

    Event - Public event - 29 April 2013 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Knocking on the front door doesn't always get you in. That's been the hard lesson over decades for humanitarians seeking to bring assistance to those in need. This event will address the practical challenges organisations face in reaching those in need, and the strategies adopted to overcome them.

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  4. Homs Faces Renewed Round of Shelling
    Homs Faces Renewed Round of Shelling

    Smoke billows skyward as homes and buildings are shelled in the city of Homs, Syria.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: UN Photo/David Manyua
    Source: UN Multimedia

    The crisis in Syria

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    Responding to the need for deliberation and coordination amongst humanitarian actors in Syria and neighbouring countries, HPG convened two high level roundtables. These brought together UN agencies, NGOs, donor representatives, and national and diaspora humanitarian groups to discuss the deepening political and humanitarian crisis, consider its impact on civilians caught up in the conflict and reflect on the response of the international and national community.

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  5. Conflict in Syria
    Conflict in Syria

    A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an anti-aircraft gun as a Syrian Air Force fighter bomber fires rockets during an air strike in the village of Tel Rafat, some 37 km (23 miles) north of Aleppo, August 9, 2012. Syrian troops and rebels fought over the country's biggest city Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's key foreign backer Iran gathered ministers from like-minded states for talks on Thursday about how to end the conflict.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Abdullatif Anis
    Source: Flickr

    Syria crisis: an update on the humanitarian response

    Event - Round-table - 31 August 2012 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+00)

    This event was convened to examine the humanitarian implications of the war in Syria. By August 2012 the conflict had spread to the two major cities, Damascus and Aleppo displacing thousands and triggering the flight of hundreds of thousands of refugees. 

    Discussion at this second roundtable on Syria focused on the humanitarian response within Syria and regionally by bringing together representatives of the leading agencies in Damascus, Amman, Rome and London. The discussion provided an opportunity for humanitarian partners to explore how best to respond to the needs of all those caught up in the conflict. 

    The first roundtable reflected on the current response of the international community and consider its impact on civilians caught up in the conflict.

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  6. UN Observer Group Makes Rounds in Homs, Syria on 21 April 2012
    UN Observer Group Makes Rounds in Homs, Syria on 21 April 2012

    Crowds of locals surround the recently-dispatched UN monitoring team as they walk through the streets of Homs, Syria. Pursuant to an authorization by the Security Council, the team of six unarmed observers were deployed to Syria on 16 April, tasked with reporting on the cessation of violence between Government and opposition forces.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: UN Photo/Neeraj Singh
    Source: UN multimedia

    Syria crisis: the humanitarian response

    Event - Round-table - 15 June 2012 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    This closed-door roundtable on the Syria crisis brought together leading humanitarian aid agencies and senior figures with direct experience of humanitarian work in the country. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the response of the international community and consider its impact on the civilian population. 

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  7. Village residents flee fighting in Abyei
    Village residents flee fighting in Abyei

    Internally Displaced Persons on the road fleeing large-scale fighting in Abyei, between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army. 20/05/2008
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: UN Photo/Tim McKulka
    Source: Flickr

    Urban displacement: implications for humanitarian and development actors

    Event - Round-table - 1 December 2011 09:00 - 16:30 (GMT+00)

    This event will explore research on displacement in urban settings and will enable policy-makers, operational agencies and researchers to share their experiences and understanding of how to best engage in urban contexts and assist urban displaced population.

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  8. Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in Damascus - A desk study

    Publication - Discussion papers - 1 December 2011
    HPG Working Papers
    Simone Haysom and Sara Pavanello
    This study focuses on urbanisation, displacement and vulnerability in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Research aims to consider the reality of life for displaced populations in urban areas, investigate the policy and operational challenges that confront national and international stakeholders when responding to the needs of urban internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees, and offer recommendations for strengthening support to these populations.
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