About the Middle East region

The Middle East region is suffering from extraordinary levels of human suffering and vulnerability, resulting in particular from the ongoing conflict in Syria, in addition to ongoing conflicts and instability in Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Palestine and Sudan.  The humanitarian situation in Syria remains volatile;  after more than five years of conflict, there are over four million Syrian refugees in the region and counting according to the UNHCR.  Elsewhere, violence and instability are triggering new waves of displacement. Millions of people are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance, and protracted crises and massive displacement of populations are also resulting in a significant strain on host communities in the region.

Vision

We aim to support local humanitarian actors and improve the access to, and quality of humanitarian knowledge and learning. We will achieve this through supporting local organisations and communities to overcome capacity barriers to their role as leaders in humanitarian and development action in the Middle East.

Guiding Principle

We will always keep crisis-affected people and communities at the centre of everything we do.