Overview REGIONAL ANALYSIS SYRIA Total number ‘in need of assistance’: 4 million Number of governorates affected by conflict: 14 out of 14 28 January 2013 Content Part I Overview Part I – Syria Information gaps and data limitations Operational constraints This Regional Analysis of the Syria Conflict (RAS) seeks to bring together information from all sources in Humanitarian profile the region and provide holistic analysis of the overall Country sectoral analysis Syria crisis. While Part I focuses on the situation Governorate profiles within Syria, Part II covers the impact of the crisis on Forthcoming reports the neighbouring countries. The Syria Needs Analysis Annex A: Baseline Data Project welcomes all information that could complement this report. For additional information, Annex B: Definitions Humanitarian Profile comments or questions, please email Annex C: Stakeholder profile
[email protected] Priority needs The priority needs below are based on known information. Little or no information is Multiple media sources available for Al-Hasakeh, Ar-Raqqa, Deir-ez-Zor, Hama, Lattakia and Tartous in the north and for As-Sweida, Damascus city, Damascus rural and Quneitra in the south. This is due to the prioritisation of other governorates, limited information sharing and to access issues. Information is being gathered on some cities and governorates (such as Aleppo, Idleb, Dar’a and Homs) although not all is available to the wider humanitarian community for a variety of reasons. Displacement: There is little clear information on the number of IDPs: ministries PROTECTION is a priority throughout the country, specifically: of the GoS report 150,000 IDPs residing in 626 collective centres and more in some 1,468 schools but no figures are available for the number residing in direct threat to life from the conflict private accommodation (with or without host families).