3 2 1 regional-crisis-emergency-appeal-2019 is The 2019 Appeal Emergency capacity, coordination andmanagement. • Strategic Priority 3: includinghealth,education, livelihoods, water, sanitation andhygiene andprotection. • Strategic Priority 2: refugees meettheir basicneeds. • Strategic Priority 1: humanitarian response willbeguidedbythefollowing three strategic priorities: In 2019,UNRWA requires US$277millionfor itshumanitarian response to theSyriaregional crisis.TheAgency’s them heavily reliant onUNRWA for theirbasicneeds. Many face aprecarious andmarginalized existence legalstatus andlimited socialprotection dueto mechanisms, theiruncertain making 17,719 inJordan. More than120,000Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS)have fledthe country, includingaround 29,000currently present in and have beenlargely destroyed by thehostilities. Dera’a and Yarmouk camps, officialandnon-official previouslyhome to morethan30per centofthe refugeepopulation Syria, in at leastonce since andanestimated thebeginning oftheconflict 13,500are trapped inhard-to-reach orinaccessible locations. inside Syria, continued to beseverely affected Oftheestimated throughout 438,000by the 2018. conflict Palestine refugees remaining have resulted indeaths andinjuries, migration internal displacement, to large-scale othercountries, lostlivelihoods andmounting needs. After eight years, in the conflict Syria continue to have dramatic consequences on the lives of civilians. Violent and widespread hostilities This amoun ofOcto As 2018.UNRWA ofDecember As thisfigure expects to increase to some445,000 Palestine refugees in2019. emergecncy ber 2018. ber t includesthefollowing fundingrequirements: Syria (US$ 220,796,638); Lebanon (US$ 46,218,711); (US$ 9,670,653);Regionalresponse (US$ 216,969). 1 a vast majority are assistance. needofsustainedhumanitarian avast incritical majority 254,000Palestine Some refugees have beendisplaced www.unrwa.org for palestine refugees intheneareast united nationsrelief andworks agency Ein elTal camp inSyria. ©2018UNRWA Photo by Zeid AhmadAbou Palestine refugee children stand in front of a destroyed building in Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of emergency programme delivery ofemergency programmeImprovingthrough theeffectiveness delivery strengthened humanitarian and efficiency Contributing to aprotective environment for Palestine refugees by maintaining access to basicservices Preserving resilience through theprovision assistance, ofhumanitarian that ensuring themostvulnerable available at emergency appeal

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syria regional crisis emergency appeal 2019 Total funding requirements: US$ 276,902,9713

UNRWA Emergency Interventions in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan in 2019

Emergency cash assistance to 418,000 Palestinians in Syria, 28,800 PRS in Lebanon, and 18,500 PRS in Jordan, Cash Assistance to meet a range of food and non-food needs with a focus on the most vulnerable. Food Assistance Emergency food assistance for some 126,000 highly vulnerable Palestine refugees in Syria. Non-Food Items Provision of emergency non-food items to 30,000 Palestine refugees affected by emergency situations in Syria. Microfinance loans to 11,500 Palestine refugees and and vocational and skills training to about Livelihoods 2,000 Palestinian youth in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Health Access to basic health care for all Palestine refugees in Syria and PRS in Jordan and Lebanon. Education in Continued access to education for over 51,000 Palestinians in Syria, 5,254 PRS in Lebanon and 1,500 PRS in Emergencies Jordan.

Protection Enhanced protection environment for Palestine refugees and continued advocacy for respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). WASH services provided in 100 per cent of accessible Palestine refugee camps in Syria and improved Environmental Health solid waste management inside UNRWA camps in Lebanon and Jordan. international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). Safety and Security Ensuring the safety and security of staff and beneficiaries. Repair & Maintenance Rehabilitation of UNRWA installations affected by the conflict in Syria, ensuring continued service of UNRWA installations provision; and repair and maintenance of prioritized UNRWA installations in Lebanon.

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