 The Middle East is bleeding water. In drought-prone cities of Iraq and Syria, you can hear and sense water leaking out of damaged pipelines. Heavy fighting and direct targeting have destroyed water pipes and power lines, leaving this vital resource away from hundreds of millions of people that are at great risk of waterborne diseases. And this bleeding is taking place steadily and silently. Our teams are working ground the clock with water authorities, Red Cross Request and volunteers to quickly repair pipelines, pumping stations, treatment facilities so that homes, hospitals, schools, centers with displaced people receive regular drinking water. We are also working on long-term rehabilitation projects to mitigate the cumulative effects of drought, conflict and steep population growth. These projects are crucial for host communities in Lebanon and Jordan who have been so generous in hosting large number of Syrian refugees. But humanitarian organizations cannot substitute to the entire services of the whole populations. It is high time that parties to the conflict stop attacking water systems or using the access to water as tactics to weaken their enemies or reinforce their hand in negotiations. Water should flow for everyone.