SHELTER MONTHLY

September 2017, Issue No. 11

TARTOUS: Shelter maintenance in Tartous is ongoing to ensure conducive living condition of the remaining displaced persons. Door repairs such as this at the City Stadium is just among the shelter support provided by sector partners. © UNHCR / Tartous Sub-Office

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS KEY DIGITS

 Based on various needs assessments inside , the estimated people in need of shelter in Syria is around 4.2 4.3 million million of which 1.9 million are with acute shelter needs. This people in need (PiN) of shelter will serve as the planning figure for the 2018 Humanitarian 30% Estimate number of people in need of Response Plan. shelter within Syria hub’s AoR (30% of the estimated 13.5 million total people in  The shelter interventions continue to be implemented by the need of humanitarian support in 2017) sector partners in City. In September, Norwegian Red Cross has started the shelter kit installation for 204 houses in partnership with SARC. IOM also installed shelter kits with 742,000 SARC in four neighborhoods namely, Sakhour, Salah-Ad-Din, PiN targeted entire Syria in 2017 Shaar, and the Bab-Road. On the other hand, MSJM has 19% Estimate number of targeted people in received the government approval to rehabilitate 100 need of shelter in Syria (19% of the apartments in Hanano neighborhood. estimated 4.0 million people in need of  Sector partners namely GOPA, SSSD, STD and UNHCR shelter in 2017) continue to provide free legal services / consultations in seven neighborhoods in Aleppo City to help ease the procedure of processing and acquiring property ownership - 303,385 related documents. PiN targeted by Syria Hub in 2017 41% Estimated number of targeted people in  On 25th of September, the sector organized a one-day need of shelter by Syria Hub (41% of the workshop with all partners and governorate representatives estimated 742K targeted people in need to understand the shelter and infrastructure needs, priorities in Syria in 2017) and related challenges in different geographical areas in Syria to inform the ongoing sector strategy revision.  Some sector partners participated in the Whole of Syria 283,430 Coordination Meeting in Beirut, Lebanon on the 19th of people assisted September. They were given the chance to share their 93% Total beneficiaries assisted by shelter feedback on the HNO key findings as well as ideas and projects since January 2017 (93% of inputs for the development of the 2018 sector strategy. 303,385 targeted people in need by  On 26th Sept, Protection Risk Analysis training for sector Syria Hub) partners was organized by OCHA separately in Arabic and English. 212 shelter projects planned/  Shelter and infrastructure works have been carried out by implemented UNHCR at transit sites in northeast Syria. In September, Total number of shelter projects planned/ UNHCR installed road lighting and communal kitchens and implemented since January 2017 carried out site preparation works for reception area. These works will benefit ultimately around 15,000 individuals. At the same time, UNHCR has developed plan to have an extension 27 to Ein Issa camp. shelter sector partners Number of active shelter sector partners with operational presence

The Shelter Monthly is a monthly publication of the Shelter Sector of Syria Hub which is co-led by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Ministry of Local Administration and Environment of Syria. This publication aims to provide an overview of humanitarian response of the sector inside Syria for each month. All information presented in this publication are based on information provided by shelter sector members with operational presence inside Syria. For more information, please contact the sector at [email protected].

SHELTER MONTHLY

September 2017, Issue No. 11

GAPS AND CHALLENGES

 In Aleppo, lack of property ownership documenta-

tion affects the ability of population to avail shelter

support;

 Continued reports of remnants of war in rural areas

of Aleppo governorate prevent some displaced

persons from returning to their homes; PARTNER IN FOCUS  Lack of financial resources to rehabilitate damaged Rebuild Syria Reconstruction Program (RSRP) is a houses in places of origin such as Aleppo continue humanitarian program implemented in Syria under to discourage the return of IDPs; the umbrella of the Rebuild and Relief International (RRI).  Limited access to hard-to-reach areas and lack of RRI works to promote and protect the rights of all long-term presence impede the provision of proper Iraqi and Syrian people, regardless of their race, religion, nationality or political convictions. This will shelter support; be achieved by acting as an independent and

 In most cases, available shelters are not enough to courageous spokesman for their rights nationally and internationally, providing humanitarian accommodate newly displaced persons; assistance in emergency situations, and working together with UN organizations to coordinate inter-  The operational capacity of the sector is insufficient national aid and protection. to meet the needs. RRI started to work in Syria in June 2017 particularly in Aleppo, Ar , and Rural governorates. Working closely with the Syria Trust for Development (STD), their main shelter project is the shelter rehabilitation in Suluk sub-district in Ar Raqqa. They have also been working on other CRISIS BACKGROUND: The crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic that started in March 2011 has transformed into a complex emergency project proposals related to infrastructure rehabilita- that has displaced around 6.3 million people and forced around 4.8 million people out of the country to seek asylum. As per the 2017 tion, owner-oriented rehabilitation, private and public Humanitarian Needs Overview, around 13.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance of which around 4.3 million people are shelter support, settlement, and shelter materials desperate to receive adequate shelter support and other multi-sectorial assistance as they continue to struggle in an unsafe and uncertain distribution. environment. Due to the protracted nature of the hostilities, many of both displaced and host communities become more vulnerable and Shelter Sector Coordination Team their ability to cope and find safe and durable shelter solutions have been greatly affected. The humanitarian community has been Pankaj Kumar Singh, Shelter Sector Coordinator ([email protected]) challenged to both provide emergency and life-saving shelter solutions Bareaa Alkafre, Asst. Sector Officer ([email protected]) while building back community cohesion and resilience through Muhammad Shazad, IM Officer ([email protected]) provision of sustainable shelter assistance. Corazon C. Lagamayo, IM Officer ([email protected]) Maha Shaaban, IM Associate ([email protected]) © UNHCR Syria Ashraf Zedane, IM Associate - Aleppo ([email protected])

Shelter Sector I Syria Hub I [email protected] I https://www.sheltercluster.org/response/syria-hub Shelter Sector Syria Hub SYRIA: SHELTER SECTOR RESPONSE SNAPSHOT Sheltercluster.org Reporting Period: January - September 2017 Coordinating Humanitarian Shelter

± ALEPPO TOTAL BENEFICIARIES COVERED SHELTER PARTNERS TURKEY ADRA Al Taalouf DRC GOPA 4.3 M OVERALL PEOPLE IN NEED (PIN) IOM MEDAIR MOLA PUI AR-RAQQA * 742 K TARGETED PIN / HRP 2017 SIF STD UN-Habitat UNHCR SHELTER PARTNERS UNHCR 283,430 93% OF 303,385 TARGETED PIN (IN SHELTER) BY SYRIA HUB The number of people assisted with shelter facilities such as tents at IDP sites was calculated based LATTAKIA *on number of shelter facilities installed however since the same shelter facilities are used multiple times, all SHELTER PARTNERS displaced people who used these shelter facilities are considered as beneficiaries and as a result of it, there is considerable increase in the number of “People Assisted”. GOPA IOM MOLA AL-HASAKEH PUI UNHCR SHELTER PARTNERS

UNHCR BENEFICIARIES COVERED PER GOVERNORATE Aleppo Al-Hasakeh THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA 116,500 105,460 Ar-Raqqa Idleb

Lattakia

19,039 17,816 TARTOUS Deir-ez-Zor 10,314 4,157 3,855 3,679 1,204 SHELTER PARTNERS 815 456 135 IOM MOLA PUI UNHCR Ar-Raqqa Al-Hasakeh Rural Damascus Aleppo Hama Dar'a Tartous Damascus As-Sweida Lattakia Hama SHELTER PARTNERS CCS DRC IOM BENEFICIARIES COVERED BY TYPE OF SUPPORT MOLA SIF UNHCR Tartous 223,710

LEBANON HOMS SHELTER PARTNERS 25,007 Homs 17,635 10,403 5,615 910 DAMASCUS ADRA AL-BIRR AOUN CCS 150

SHELTER PARTNERS DRC GOPA IOM MOLA EMERGENCY: EMERGENCY: EMERGENCY: EMERGENCY: DURABLE: TRANSITIONAL SEASONAL: SETTLEMENT SHELTER PRIVATE PUBLIC DAMAGE UNIT WINTER STD UNHCR UNRWA PUI SIF UNHCR DISTRIBUTION SHELTER SHELTER HOUSES SHELTER REPAIR/REHAB REPAIR / REHAB ASSISTANCE IRAQ NO. OF SHELTER PROJECTS PER STAGE

TOTAL NUMBER OF PLANNED / IMPLEMENTED SHELTER PROJECTS Damascus Rural Damascus RURAL DAMASCUS 212 SHELTER PARTNERS PLANNED FOR MOLA APPROVAL APPROVED BY MOLA TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT PHYSICAL IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETED AND HANDOVER ADRA DRC MEDAIR MOLA PUI SIF STD UNHCR UNRWA LEGEND 2017 Shelter People In Need Number of beneficiaries Quneitra Esal l-Ward An Nabk (PiN) per sub_district Jirud QUNEITRA Sarghaya Ma'loula Rankus Raheiba 15 9 5 42 76 65 SHELTER PARTNERS Dar’a As-Sweida Az-Zabdani 0 - 10,000 0 - 800 At Tall Al Qutayfah MOLA SIF UNHCR Dimas Sidnaya Madaya 10,001 - 20,000 801 - 2,500 Ein Elfijeh Qudsiya Harasta Duma 20,001 - 50,000 SHELTER SECTOR PARTNERS Damascus Arbin 2,501 - 4,700 DAR’A Nashabiyeh 50,001 - 100,000 CO-LEAD AGENCIES ACF ADRA AL BIRR AL Ihsan Hajar Aswad Maliha AL INSHAAT Al Taalouf AOUN CCS SHELTER PARTNERS 100,001 - 150,000 4,701 - 16,000 Babella Haran Al'awameed Dhameer DRC GOPA SIF UNHCR Church of Kanisat DRC IOM Bait Jan Kisweh Ghizlaniyyeh 150,001 - 200,000 MEDAIR NRC GOPA OXFAM AS-SWEIDA 16,001 - 113,150 Sa'sa' SHELTER PARTNERS 200,001 - 651,000 PUI Rebuild Syria RESCATE SARC GOPA MOLA UNHCR Masaada SIF Social Care Charity SSSD JORDAN Khan Arnaba Ghabagheb Masmiyyeh STD UN-Habitat UNRWA

Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Humanitarian reach to Data Sources: Shelter 4W Matrix, September 2017 and Shelter HNO, 2017 Creation Date: 10 October 2017 Feedback:[email protected] sub-district does not imply full geographic coverage of all the needs in the sub-district. Information visualized on this map is not to be considered complete.