Syria Crisis Appeal – latest blogs

As thousands of Syrians continue to flee conflict every day, seeking safety in neighbouring countries, British aid agencies who are responding to the refugee crisis warn that the refugees risk being... Read more

Issam Kourbaj is artist-in-residence at Christ's College, Cambridge.  He was born in Syria and he trained in Damascus, Leningrad and London.  Issam wanted... Read more

The candelit vigils took place in 20 countries around the world and were organised by Save the Children, Oxfam and other partners. Areeg Hegazi, Oxfam's Middle East Policy Adviser, was involved... Read more

The figures are small at first as they appear from the tragedy behind them. They move slowly, and quietly as they trickle towards us. Old women heave their world's possessions in large bags;... Read more

Hasan On the morning of the last Twitter takeover, Hasan became a father for the second time when his wife gave birth to a baby girl called Leen. His wife and Leen recovered well and he tells... Read more

Farah joined the Oxfam team earlier this year. She is an energetic 27 year old Jordanian who decided to quit her job at a private engineering company in order to work for an aid agency. Instead of... Read more

Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has warned that 'Syria is spiralling towards' full-scale disaster'. A series of aerial images of Zaatari camp in Jordan,... Read more

  "This landmark figure of one million refugees forced to flee fighting is an indictment of international failings to deal with the Syrian crisis. It should now spur governments and donors... Read more

Aid money pledged must be quickly released to address urgent needs, says Oxfam  Syria's humanitarian crisis is spinning out of control, leaving relief agencies overstretched... Read more

Photo: Ahmed, Mohammed Sami in the small room in which they live (with their mother and five more relatives), Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Photo: Luca Sola As donors met in Kuwait to pledge... Read more