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Global Call to Make Third Anniversary of Syria Crisis the Last Marked by Bloodshed

We take a look at what 115 humanitarian organizations and celebrities are doing to mark the third anniversary of the war in Syria.

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Banksy, Idris Elba, Cristiano Ronaldo and Elbow are just some of the celebrities who are supporting the #WithSyria campaign, which will see thousands of people stand together on March 13 and 14 in a global vigil to mark the third anniversary of the crisis in Syria,

Locations across the world will hold candlelit vigils, there will be a light projection using Banksy’s artwork, which he has redesigned to feature a young Syrian girl holding a red balloon, and red balloons will be released carrying messages of hope. A #WithSyria film, will be shown across the world, from an inflatable cinema in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, to the big screen in Times Square.

Syrian voices have joined a coalition of 115 humanitarian and human rights groups from 24 countries, including Save the Children, CARE, Hand in Hand for Syria and the International Rescue Committee, to launch a plea for world leaders to commit to making this the last anniversary marked by bloodshed. The campaign is calling for urgent action to ensure Syrians in need, including civilians in areas under siege, can access aid and for the voices of ordinary Syrians to be heard in reconvened peace talks.

“Syria is enduring simultaneously both an exodus and a collapse. We are witnessing a war without law that’s taking us back to the dark ages” said David Miliband, chief executive of the International Rescue Committee. “Some 9.3 million Syrians require humanitarian aid, more than the entire population of New York. The anniversary of the conflict is the moment to show that we can turn the tide of this terrible tragedy. As a first step, the United Nations has agreed a Resolution on humanitarian access that must be implemented immediately.”

Actor Idris Elba said that it was important for him “to support and lend my voice to this stunning animation that alongside Banksy’s new piece is part of the #WithSyria campaign. Ordinary Syrian civilians continue to pay the heaviest price in a conflict that has already wrecked millions of lives. Let’s stand with Syria today.”

“The response to this biggest humanitarian crisis of recent times is drastically underfunded and there is no end of the conflict in sight,” says Wolfgang Gressmann, CARE’s deputy director for the Syria Response. “Giving up on Syria cannot be an option.”

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