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Situation Summary 10/1/13 email : Webview If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online. Share This: 30 Sep 2013 | issue 60 Regional Overview Conflict is increasingly encroaching on UNRWA camps with shelling and clashes continuing to take place in and nearby a number of camps. A reported 1 Palestine Refugee (PR) was killed this week as a result. UNRWA estimates over 50% of registered PR are displaced either in Syria or to neighbouring countries. Approximately 235,000 refugees are displaced in Syria with over 200,000 in Damascus, around 6,600 in Aleppo, 4,500 in Latakia, 3,050 in Hama, 6,450 in Homs and 13,100 in Dera’a. 9,105 PR from Syria (PRS) have registered with UNRWA for assistance in Jordan and 45,000 in Lebanon. UNRWA tracks reports of 6,000 PRS in Egypt, 1,100 in Libya, 1,000 in Gaza, numbers Turkey and UNHCR reports up to 1000 fled to Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. 1: Situation summary Despite considerable challenges UNRWA is continuing to deliver emergency relief, health and education services to PR across Syria. Intermittent hostilities continued around Yarmouk and Sbeineh camps. Several shells impacted in Yarmouk reportedly killing 1 PR, in Qabr Essit camp reportedly injuring 3 children and in Sbeineh without related casualties. A number of mortar rounds detonated near to UNRWAs Aleppo office during the week but with no reports of casualties. An alleged airstrike near Mzerieb village caused minor damage to an UNRWA school and health centre but again no casualties. Fuel was also stolen from UNRWA vehicles. All 4 Area Offices and Syria Field Office in Damascus operational all week with most staff attending. 8 staff members killed in the conflict, 17 staff currently detained or reported missing and 14 staff injured. 21 UNRWA vehicles stolen and not accounted for. UNRWA has activated several emergency preparedness measures in response to the current situation to ensure the safety and security of its staff, continuity of operations and contingency for different situations. International https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1408420.13130295290/rid:1624df8fc5a3dd9dcc2b7d3169c79e30 1/8 10/1/13 email : Webview staff remain in Damascus and, at this stage, the Agency does not plan any reduction or suspension of humanitarian operations Displacement UNRWA is sheltering 8,506 individuals in 19 Agency facilities. 86% of these, 7,315 are PR (see table 1). UNRWA is continuing to shelter some of the highest numbers of IDPs in its facilities since the start of the year. A further 3,968 PR are being sheltered in 13 non-UNRWA facilities in Aleppo, Latakia and Damascus. Nearly 18,000 PR have been identified or approached UNRWA having fled from other areas: 3,004 in Hama Camp from Yarmouk and Ein El Tal; 6,420 in Homs Camp having fled Aleppo, Damascus and Homs countryside; and 4,318 in Latakia camp having fled from Yarmouk and Ein El Tal. 2: Humanitarian Response Syria: Emergency preparations UNRWA is activating a number of emergency preparedness measures including identifying space for potential additional temporary collective shelters; increasing security at its facilities where possible; contingency plans for business continuity; establishing a warden system for staff; prepositioning medical supplies and equipment, food and NFIs including construction of additional storage facilities; advancing distributions and additional coordination with the Agency’s other field offices; Education in Emergency 37,108 PR children are attending UNRWA schools in Syria. 37 UNRWA schools are open and UNRWA is also providing schooling to PR children at 38 government schools in areas where UNRWA schools have been damaged, are not accessible or are now temporary collective shelters due to the conflict. 1,580 UNRWA teachers are working to provide education to PR in Syria. Ongoing development of self-learning materials and works to improve government schools being used by UNRWA. See http://www.unrwa.org/back2school for UNRWAs back to school campaign including videos and stories of PR in Syria and PRS in Lebanon and Jordan. Engaging Youth Conducted an updated needs assessment for interventions in Damascus collective shelters. Start up support being piloted with 2 groups of women at Safad collective center after they participated in hairdressing and knitting/embroidery courses to be able to sell their products and services. Two new specializations have been added to upcoming vocational courses at DTC and Khan Dunoun. Searching for new employers in areas where staff and beneficiaries have relocated to. See: http://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/features/unrwa-supporting-resilience-syria Health in Emergency Health centres and points: 5 health centres operational in Damascus; and 1 each in Homs, Hama, Latakia, Neirab and Aleppo. 5 health points supporting areas of high concentration of displaced PR in Damascus and 1 in Aleppo. 1 new health point being equipped and 3 more planned in Damascus. Medical supplies: stock received for next 12 months of which 4 months supply https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1408420.13130295290/rid:1624df8fc5a3dd9dcc2b7d3169c79e30 2/8 10/1/13 email : Webview distributed to each area in June/ July. Supplies now available until mid-October. First 100 first aid kits received from Palestine Red Crescent (PRC). Hospitalisation: reimbursements of non-contracted hospital bills, granting PR in Syria access to health facilities across the country. Infectious diseases: Vaccination working well, ongoing close cooperation with WHO and PRC. Increase in prevalence of psycho-social trauma, stress/anxiety disorders reported. Emergency Relief Cash assistance: 2nd round distribution ongoing targeting 420,000 PR with SYP 6000 per person which will be completed by end of August. 101,048 families have received assistance so far in Damascus. Emergency cash distributions taking place in Aleppo for over 4,000 families. A 2nd round of cash distribution started this week in Dera’a for 6,000 families.  3rd round of cash assistance being implemented in Damascus has so far benefited 34,985 families.  National cash transfer company started working in Damascus and Dera’a which has significantly improved the delivery rate for cash assistance. Food and NFI distributions: The 1st round of food distributions was completed this week with 98,523 families receiving food boxes across Syria. 6 distribution centres operational in Damascus. Continuing work with Iraqi PR in Syria including regular counselling and visits in cooperation with UNHCR and local partners. Water and sanitation in emergency Sanitation: Continuing to provide regular sanitation services to all PR camps and UNRWA facilities. Garbage collection and removal on a regular basis for all PR camps and temporary collective centres but one. Regular maintenance of 200 UNRWA facilities and upgrading sewage systems. Water: Work being conducted on well in Neirab and installing a new water pump. Gaining government approval for digging a new well in Hama camp. Installing shower units and shelter improvements in temporary collective shelters. Winterization: Works progressing on winterization activities for temporary collective shelters. Microfinance UNRWA financed 444 microfinance loans in September valued at SYP 15.93 million, with 131 loans financed in Tartous, 125 in Latakia, 125 in Sweyda and 63 financed in Damascus. Newly established branch offices in Latakia, Tartous and Sweyda are increasing the outreach of the programme. Survey completed on the impact of the crisis on the living conditions of the microfinance clients, their households and enterprises. The first in a series of quarterly reports on socioeconomic conditions in Syria, funded by the European Union (EU) and contracted from the Syrian Centre for Policy Research was published online. Find the report at http://unrwa.org/userfiles/2013071244355.pdf UNRWA food and cash distributions in Syria in 2013 cumulative since March 2011 https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1408420.13130295290/rid:1624df8fc5a3dd9dcc2b7d3169c79e30 3/8 10/1/13 email : Webview UNRWA distributions in Syria in 2013 by location and type as of 19 September 2013 Lebanon Collective Centres: rehabilitated 13 collective shelters in Saida, Tyre and CLA for 132 families. Assessed and approved 5 more shelter rehabilitations and carrying out rehabilitation works in nine shelters for 61 families. 7 more rehabilitation requests under assessment. Education 6,148 PRS children (48% of school age PRS in Lebanon) are attending UNRWA schools in this new school year, 20% are integrated into UNRWAs regular classes for PR in Lebanon. 200 additional teaching staff have been recruited and trained as well as psycho-social counselors Health Continue to deliver medical consultations and medications through UNRWAs 28 health centres which covers 50% of tertiary emergency and life-saving conditions. Protection https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1408420.13130295290/rid:1624df8fc5a3dd9dcc2b7d3169c79e30 4/8 10/1/13 email : Webview Continue to monitor and offer advice and assistance to PRS crossing at the border and advocate with Lebanese Government for equal treatment of all refugees at the border Relief Preparation of winterization activities scheduled to be implemented from November 2013-March 2014 including mapping needs and gaps with other UN agencies and partners. Preparing and planning for winter NFI distributions. Jordan 9,105 Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) (2,242 PRS families) are recorded with UNRWA in Jordan and receive relief, education, health and protection services. 52% are female and 30% are female-headed households. 48% under the age of 18 and the average family size is 4.1. Most reside in communities with host families or in rental premises mainly in Irbid, Zarqa and Amman. 205 reside in Cyber City, the government appointed facility in Irbid. 57% of PRS have Jordanian nationality/documentation; 22% Palestinian; and 20% Syrian. 80% hold passports or travel documents but 1.4% have no documentation. The majority (97%) come from 3 Syrian governorates: Rural Damascus (42%), Damascus City (35%) and Dera’a (20%).
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