The seven years crisis continues to impact food security especially in UN-declared besieged and hard-to-reach areas where people witness high market prices of basic food items and fuel, limited access to humanitarian assistance and clean water. 

The Early Recovery and Livelihoods (ERL) sector estimates that 13 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance, of whom 9.8 million are in acute need. The conflict has caused loss of jobs and livelihoods which contributed to increased economic hardships, stretching the capacity and resilience of people to cope with shocks and stresses brought about by the crisis. 

Many homes were destroyed due to the conflict, leaving around 5.3 million people displaced in shelters lacking daily life essentials and goods. 3,7 million people were unable to carry out necessary rehabilitation to their damaged homes. Many families fled to collective shelters, schools, unfinished buildings, hospitals, and mosques. Host families have been the primary providers of shelter assistance and support, with an estimated 400,000 households hosting others. People also reported their needs for non-food items like clothing, shoes, fuel, light sources, water containers and kitchen related items.