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Nearly eight months after the devastating February 6 earthquake displaced hundreds of thousands in northwestern Syria alone, few have been able to rebuild.

Coinciding with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, more than 300 children who live in displacement camps or work in opposition-controlled Idlib are participating in a parallel soccer tournament: the Camps World Cup. 

Residents of al-Tah camp, an informal settlement named for the south Idlib village its residents fled, have lived without electricity for four years. Solar panels are too expensive, and diesel generators are a fire hazard.

Over 90 percent of displaced persons in Syria's displacement camps are concerned about water supply, amid a 'severe lack of water security' in the region, according to a humanitarian response group.

Demand for household water increased by as much as a third during pandemic lockdowns, forcing girls and women to spend more time searching for water for families without access to running water, analysis shows.