UNHCR’s New Campaign Aims To Support 3.8 Million Refugees in the Arab World This Winter

Here’s what you can do to support some of the most vulnerable individuals within the region…

The cooler months of the year are often some of the most difficult times for refugees within the region; UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has unveiled a new campaign to help vulnerable individuals throughout Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Egypt with help and resources.

From sub-zero temperatures to storms and flooding, many refugee host countries face some of the most extreme winters within the region – meaning those who have fled their home country, in search of safety, have an added challenge when it comes to surviving the elements they’re up against. UNHCR has a goal of reaching over 3.8 million people with ‘This Winter, Commit to Kindness,’ which aims to support the Regional Winterization Assistance Plan 2020-2021 and provide relief to those in need.

“This year has been difficult for us all in some way, it has been specifically challenging for those who have been forced to flee from their homes and countries, and placed in situations where the difficulties we have endured in 2020 are increasingly hard to commit to,” Houssam Chahine, Chief of Private Sector Partnerships for MENA at UNHCR, says.

“In these tough times, no matter what people are going through, they are taking more time out to help others. We ask people to extend their kindness this winter and spread their generosity to include the men, women and children who have braved conditions beyond our imagination to find safety – to then only be confronted by the harshness of winter and now COVID-19.”

For more information, visit https://giving.unhcr.org/winter/

Lead image courtesy of UNHCR.