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Regional Response to the Syria Humanitarian Crisis 9 9 - 24 October 2013 Regional Response to the Syria Humanitarian29 August - 12 Crisis1 September February 20132013 IOM provided gas stoves to 89 newly-arrived households (463 individuals) in Domiz camp. To date, 56,058 Syrian refugees and Iraqi returnees from Syria have benefitted from IOM’s NFI distributions. © IOM 2013. HIGHLIGHTS Syria: On 15 - 17 October, IOM assisted around 1,400 beneficiaries in Qudsaya, who fled from Moudamiyyah (which was under siege for months) with essential NFIs includ- ing: hygiene kits, mattresses, jerry cans and clothing items. Iraq: On 22 October, IOM identified 50 Syrians in Duhok governorate to begin vocation- al training. Jordan: IOM vaccinated 2,765 refugees against Measles and 1,058 refugees against Po- lio. Since March 2013, 71,146 Syrian refugees have been vaccinated against Measles and Polio upon arrival to Za’atri camp. Turkey: IOM and partners transported 493 Syrian nationals from Adiyaman camp to medical facilities and social service centres. Lebanon: IOM provided psychosocial support to 988 individuals through a mobile team in South Lebanon and at a community centre in Baalbek town. 1 IOM OPERATIONS IN SYRIA IOM, in cooperation with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Swiss Red Cross, provided a five-day Training of Trainers workshop on shelter interventions for 22 humanitarian workers. © IOM 2013 Identification and Assessment of Emergency Collective Shelters for Rehabilitation: During the reporting period, IOM identified 87 shelters in Homs (13), Rural Damascus (11), Dier Al Zour (10), Al Hassakeh (9), Tartous (9), Qunei- tra (8), Aleppo (7), Dar’a (7), Hama (7), and Damascus (6) for consideration for the next rehabilitation work plan to start on which will start by next week. The total number of the hosted IDPs in those shelters is 4,122 households (21,254 individuals). The majority of IDPs living in shelters or buildings are extremely vulnerable to low winter tem- peratures as the buildings they occupy have inadequate insulation and protection from the weather. In addition to the rehabilitation of collective shelters, IOM teams are supplying and installing sealing-off kits in Jaramana (100 kits), Qudsaya (50 Kits), and Homs (50 Kits) as part of a pilot project. The Syrian Government decided to return schools that are serving as collective centres, back to their original func- tion. The decision will apply on a national level. The process of evacuating all public shelters (schools) and moving of all IDPs to unfinished buildings is on-going. This decision was primarily applied in Aleppo; 10 out of 38 shelters assigned to IOM for rehabilitation were evacuated in the Aleppo Governorate. All agencies participating in shelter rehabilitation works in Aleppo are uninstalling removable items from the public shelters to shift these items to newly occupied unfinished buildings and shelters. IOM is considering the possibility of reprogramming its activities in Aleppo towards a sealing-off kits project. IOM is also planning to rehabilitate 67 shelters for the next phase (until the end of December 2013) in seven gover- norates (As-Suwayda, Ar-Raqqah Damascus, Dier Al Zour, Hama, Homs and Rural Damascus) and targeting 3,837 families (19,896 IDPs). In 2013, IOM has rehabilitated 41 collective shelters housing 3,023 IDP households (15,039 individuals). Resettlement Assistance for Refugees accepted for Resettlement from Syria: From 9 to 22 October, IOM provided resettlement assistance to 144 refugees mainly from Iraq and Palestine. The refugees were assisted to travel to Australia (66), Canada (57), New Zealand (13), Romania (4) and the United States of America (4). Since January 2013, IOM has provided resettlement assistance to 4,819 refugees who have been escorted by road from Damas- cus to Beirut and flown out of Rafic Hariri International Airport. IOM is planning to assist an additional 534 refugees before January 2014. 2 2 IOM SYRIA OPERATIONS cont. Non-Food Item (NFI) Distribution: During the reporting period, IOM monitored the distribution of 8,727 NFIs kits (including hy- giene and house cleaning kits, mattresses, undergarments, wheelchairs, jerry cans and baby diapers) to 33,785 affected beneficiar- ies in host communities in Damascus, Hama, Homs, Rural Damascus and Tartous. IOM staff worked alongside representatives from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), Dar Anis Saadeh and Greek Orthodox Patriar- chate Antioch (GOPA). During the distribu- tion, 1,820 beneficiaries from Damascus and 326 beneficiaries from Homs received more than one kit including family hygiene and house cleaning kits. On 10 October, IOM joined a convoy to 1,400 IDPs from Moudamiyyah registered in Qudsaya for NFI assistance Homs to distribute 3,000 house cleaning kits from IOM. © IOM 2013 (Photo: IOM Syria) to 15,000 beneficiaries. From 15 to 17 Octo- ber, IOM assisted around 1,400 beneficiar- ies in Qudsaya, who fled from Moudamiyyah (which was under siege for months) with hygiene kits, mattresses, jer- ry cans and clothing items. Since January 2013, IOM has assisted 462,003 IDPs in 12 governorates in Syria through the provision of 127,609 NFI kits including mattresses, blankets, cleaning items, insecticides, adult and baby diapers, kitchen sets, undergar- ments, jerry cans, and disability support items. Wahbiyah’s Story During an assessment of the Judaidet Artouz Shel- ters, IOM staff met with Wahbiya, a resident of one of the shelters. “Around ten months ago, my family and I escaped the fighting and moved to Qatana [25 kilometres southwest of Damascus]. In Qatana, we were giv- en a house to stay in but due to our dire need for assistance, we moved to Damascus where we stayed in a mosque for two months receiving hu- manitarian aid from an NGO. We were then trans- ferred to this shelter in Judaidet Artouz looking for Wahbiyah cuts out paper figures for a child living at the better humanitarian assistance as we were prom- shelter. ised”. Wahbiyah and her five children live in a classroom which they share with another family with only a plas- tic sheet partition separating the two families from each other. She spends her days cooking lunch meals for IDPs at the church-run kitchen or volunteering to assist elderly people in their houses and all for free. Judaidet Artouz shelters contain around 7,800 displaced households in rented apartment complexes, un- finished buildings and in four collective shelters. Approximately 65 per cent of its IDPs have fled the inse- curity and poverty from Darayya and Khan al-Shieh in Rural Damascus, while the rest came from other parts of Syria, some as far as Aleppo. The four collective shelters house 150 households all together. 3 IOM OPERATIONS IN IRAQ Newly arrived Syrian refugees in Domiz camp registered for NFI assistance from IOM. To date, 56,058 Syrian refugees and Iraqi returnees from Syria have benefitted from IOM’s NFI distributions. © IOM 2013. Transportation Assistance to Syrian Refugees: During the period IOM in coordination with UNHCR, Harikar, and the Development and Modification Centre (DMC) transported 5 vulnerable households (32 individuals) from Peshkha- bour border to a transit site in Guelam. Since mid-August 2013, IOM has transported 47,554 Syrian refugees to 11 locations throughout northern Iraq. From 10 to 13 October, in support of cultural activities, IOM, in coordination with UNHCR, UNWomen, UNICEF, and the DMC, provided transportation assistance to 1,340 Syrians from Domiz camp to attend a film festival in Duhok City. IOM facilitated the transportation on a daily basis, using eight buses (with a capacity of 30 passengers) each making two trips. Non-Food Items (NFI) Distribution: On 8 October, IOM provided gas stoves to 89 newly-arrived households (463 individuals) in Domiz camp. To date, 56,058 Syrian refugees and Iraqi returnees from Syria have benefitted from IOM’s NFI distributions. Livelihood Assistance: On 22 October, vocational training for 50 Syrians in Duhok governorate started. The two- month training includes courses on bookkeeping, marketing, IT, and provide basic English language training. IOM plans to assist 100 beneficiaries in Akre refugee camp with small business/in-kind grant packages through 50 joint businesses. As of 14 October, 867 individuals have benefitted from a total of 1,290 different livelihood services provided by IOM. 4 IOM OPERATIONS IN JORDAN Emergency Transportation of Refugees: IOM provides transport assistance for Syrian refugees from the screening centre, Rabaa’ al Sarhan, to Za’atri and the Emirates Jordanian Camps. During the reporting period, 3,512 Syrian refugees were transported from the Rabaa’ al Sarhan Screening Centre to Za’atri camp (3,369 refugees) and Emirate Jordanian camp (143 refugees). As IOM teams routinely continue to medically screen all arrivals to Za’atri camp, they reported that 61 indi- viduals were identified with medical conditions requiring im- mediate referral for treatment. Since transport operations began in July 2012, IOM has transported 348,107 Syrian refu- gees from border areas to camps. All new arrivals received refreshments, hygiene kits, and shoes upon arrival at the IOM reception centre in Za’atri camp. Top left - IOM offer two Mathematics classes per week for children between 9 and 15 years old at EJC. Top Immunization of New Arrivals: During the reporting period, right - Fashion design classes are offered twice a week IOM immunized 2,765 refugees (6 months to 30 years) against for women at EJC. Above - IOM offer sewing classes for Measles, 1,058 refugees (new-born to 5 years old) against Po- women three times a week at EJC. Classes are offered lio, and 763 children (6 months to 5 years old) received Vita- as part of the Vocational Training programme. © IOM min A supplements. Since March 2013, 71,146 Syrian refugees 2013 (Photo: IOM Jordan) have been immunized against Polio and Measles in Za’atri camp.
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