Eastern Ghouta Situation Overview Informing more effective Rural Damascus, Syria: 22-28 February 2018 REACH humanitarian action FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES ONLY EASTERN GHOUTA T R E Background and Key Findings Eastern Ghouta is an agricultural region east of Damascus that is home to nearly 400,0001 people.
The area has faced access restrictions since the beginning of the Syrian conflict and was classified amascus & Eastern 2 Rihan Ghouta R by the United Nations (UN) as besieged in 2013 . As part of its Community Profiles programme