UNICEF Regional Response Activities 2015 SYRIA CRISIS

Since its launch in 2013, the No Lost Generation (NLG) initiative has done much to mobilize the international community around the impact of the Syria crisis on children, youth and adolescents. While articulating fears about the possible ‘loss’ of a whole generation of children to the effects of violence and displacement, UNICEF and partners are moving forward on the NLG, taking into consideration the protracted nature of the Syria crisis. The NLG establishes a 3-5 year framework that remains flexible to respond to changing dynamics in affected countries to expand the delivery and access while increasing focus on the quality of education, child protection, social protection and adolescent and youth engagement services inside Syria and in neighbouring refugee host countries (Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey).

UNICEF Syria Subregional Humanitarian SitRep June 2015

Since 2011, a total of 656,170 Syrians have registered as refugees in Jordan; 79,937 of whom are currently registered in Zaatari camp, in Mafraq governorate.1 UNICEF is the lead agency for the WASH sector in Jordan, coordinating all related activities within the camp since it opened in 2012. ACTED, JEN and Oxfam have operated as key partners in the implementation of WASH activities in the camp, including delivery of treated water through a free water trucking service, the collection of waste water and solid waste, building and repair and maintenance of private WASH facilities, and hygiene promotion activities. Six years after the onset of the Syrian crisis, UNICEF, in coordination with these humanitarian organisations, has been shifting towards greater sustainability of programming. This is seen most evidently in the construction of the Zaatari Wastewater Network (WWN), which has connected every household in the camp to a common wastewater disposal system, and the simultaneous construction of private toilet facilities in each household, as a more cost-efficient and sustainable solution to WASH needs than communal facilities. This research sought to evaluate the impact of the wastewater management project conducted by UNICEF and its implementing partners on sanitation and hygiene practices in Zaatari camp, and camp residents’ perception of the adequacy of this, so as to inform future programming. This survey was divided into two phases, the first of which aimed to a) identify primary household sources of drinking water; b) assess the prevalence and suitability of private WASH infrastructure across all households;2 c) record primary wastewater and solid waste disposal practices across all households in the camp; and d) gauge perceptions of adequacy of WASH repair and maintenance (R&M) services amongst the refugee community. To supplement the assessment of private WASH infrastructure, phase two monitored structural damage to communal sewage interceptor tanks in the camp and explored reasons for damage and community awareness of potential related hygiene risks. From 12 February to 5 March 2017, a team of two REACH Project Officers and 37 Syrian cash for workers (CfW)3 assessed 12,410 households, consisting of 15,165 cases 4, and a total of 68,221 individuals that were present in the camp at the time of data collection.5 As a first step, the state of communal sewage interceptor tanks6 was evaluated. Based on these results, key Informant (KI) interviews were conducted in each of the twelve districts of the camp on the 19th and 20th of March 2017. 7 They targeted particularly the blocks where Phase 1 concrete tanks have been the most damaged so as to understand the underlying reasons for these damages. This assessment showed that the WASH programming of UNICEF and partners in Zaatari has increased the number of households with private WASH infrastructure. This implies that the shift towards longer-term, sustainable WASH programming has been successful through the construction of a waste water network and private infrastructure that has covered the camp comprehensively and been positively perceived by beneficiaries. However, there are several key gaps that emerged. In order to achieve a greater impact in terms of sanitary situation in the camp, a greater effort to tackle issues of network blockages or tank overflowing needs to be made. As Key Informants reported that the households residing in their areas were not willing or able to pay for plumber to fix households connections and septic tank issues, another solution has to be found to maintain the WWN in good condition in the long term. Given that almost one quarter of households reported that they did not know the primary WASH actor in their district, expanding outreach and beneficiary communications would ensure greater transparency and facilitate the reporting of WASH related problems towards rectifying these issues. 1 UNHCR, Inter-agency information sharing portal, last updated 16 February 2017, accessed 9 March 2017. 2 Suitability of private toilets was based on household self-reporting on 5 criteria determined by UNICEF: a network connection/ Phase 1 concrete tank, impermeable flooring, a hand-washing facility and water drainage solution, and permanent walls or curtains. 3 The cash for work (CFW) scheme in Zaatari camp has been utilized since the camp was established in July 2012, as a means to provide incentives and capacity development to refugees who volunteer for various organisations in the camp. For this assessment, REACH recruited 39 cash for workers to complete this large-scale data collection exercise, who were then supervised by REACH field staff. 4 ‘Household’ is defined as either a single or a collection of shelters inhabited by a UNHCR registered case or multiple UNHCR registered cases who share resources. The head of household is defined as holding primary responsibility for household financial resources and decision-making. A ‘case is considered the principal family unit upon registration as a ‘person(s) of concern’ with UNHCR. 5 All households in the camp were approached. Where no respondent was available, a further two additional visits were conducted on different days and at different times to allow the opportunity to be included. 914 households in the camp were not able to be assessed after three attempts by enumerators. Findings are thus representative of the assessed camp population at the time of data collection, and are not necessarily reflective of the entire camp population. 6 These are prefabricated reinforced concrete (PRC) circular tanks. They are partitioned to allow solids to be trapped in one compartment and liquid (solid free) to over flow into the other chamber and into the network downstream. The interceptor tanks are of 8m3, 4m3 and 2.5m3 capacities. 7 Zaatari camp is divided into 12 districts, which are subdivided into blocks. The delineations were made with the purpose of designing a household address

Despite the generous hosting by the Government and people of Jordan of Syrian refugees, more than 650,000 registered Syrian refugees in the country, continue to face a highly uncertain future. They cannot go home, given the ongoing conflict and insecurity in Syria; many of the most vulnerable struggle to find suitable employment that would enable them to support themselves and their families while in Jordan; around 80% reside outside of the camps amongst the host community; and the United Nations (UN) cash assistance programmes that enabled them to make ends meet are increasingly jeopardised by budget cuts. Unfortunately, while refugees’ options are heavily restricted, their needs are not. With their savings exhausted,assets already sold, and borrowing and debt on the rise, despite recently improved access to work opportunities, UN social assistance programmes are helping tens of thousands of registered refugee families make ends meet on a daily basis. It is against this background that our research is set.This study aimed to find out what effects the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) cash assistance has had on beneficiaries’ lives. It had the following objectives: (1) to evaluate beneficiary spending patterns and their effect on family well-being; (2) to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of cash assistance provided by UNHCR and the Child Cash Grant (CCG) provided by the UNICEF; and (3) to evaluate the complementarity of (as well as gaps in) programming by UNICEF, UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP) in targeting the most vulnerable groups.

A LONGITUDINAL WELFARE STUDY OF SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN RESIDING IN JORDAN’S HOST COMMUNITIES

Friendly Space Catchment Area Analysis

A LONGITUDINAL WELFARE STUDY OF SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN RESIDING IN JORDAN’S HOST COMMUNITIES

Since 2011, a total of 656,170 Syrians have registered as refugees in Jordan; 79,937 of whom are currently registered in Zaatari camp, in Mafraq governorate.1 UNICEF is the lead agency for the WASH sector in Jordan, coordinating all related activities within the camp since it opened in 2012. ACTED, JEN and Oxfam have operated as key partners in the implementation of WASH activities in the camp, including delivery of treated water through a free water trucking service, the collection of waste water and solid waste, building and repair and maintenance of private WASH facilities, and hygiene promotion activities. Six years after the onset of the Syrian crisis, UNICEF, in coordination with these humanitarian organisations, has been shifting towards greater sustainability of programming. This is seen most evidently in the construction of the Zaatari Wastewater Network (WWN), which has connected every household in the camp to a common wastewater disposal system, and the simultaneous construction of private toilet facilities in each household, as a more cost-efficient and sustainable solution to WASH needs than communal facilities. This research sought to evaluate the impact of the wastewater management project conducted by UNICEF and its implementing partners on sanitation and hygiene practices in Zaatari camp, and camp residents’ perception of the adequacy of this, so as to inform future programming. This survey was divided into two phases, the first of which aimed to a) identify primary household sources of drinking water; b) assess the prevalence and suitability of private WASH infrastructure across all households;2 c) record primary wastewater and solid waste disposal practices across all households in the camp; and d) gauge perceptions of adequacy of WASH repair and maintenance (R&M) services amongst the refugee community. To supplement the assessment of private WASH infrastructure, phase two monitored structural damage to communal sewage interceptor tanks in the camp and explored reasons for damage and community awareness of potential related hygiene risks. From 12 February to 5 March 2017, a team of two REACH Project Officers and 37 Syrian cash for workers (CfW)3 assessed 12,410 households, consisting of 15,165 cases 4, and a total of 68,221 individuals that were present in the camp at the time of data collection.5 As a first step, the state of communal sewage interceptor tanks6 was evaluated. Based on these results, key Informant (KI) interviews were conducted in each of the twelve districts of the camp on the 19th and 20th of March 2017. 7 They targeted particularly the blocks where Phase 1 concrete tanks have been the most damaged so as to understand the underlying reasons for these damages. This assessment showed that the WASH programming of UNICEF and partners in Zaatari has increased the number of households with private WASH infrastructure. This implies that the shift towards longer-term, sustainable WASH programming has been successful through the construction of a waste water network and private infrastructure that has covered the camp comprehensively and been positively perceived by beneficiaries. However, there are several key gaps that emerged. In order to achieve a greater impact in terms of sanitary situation in the camp, a greater effort to tackle issues of network blockages or tank overflowing needs to be made. As Key Informants reported that the households residing in their areas were not willing or able to pay for plumber to fix households connections and septic tank issues, another solution has to be found to maintain the WWN in good condition in the long term. Given that almost one quarter of households reported that they did not know the primary WASH actor in their district, expanding outreach and beneficiary communications would ensure greater transparency and facilitate the reporting of WASH related problems towards rectifying these issues. 1 UNHCR, Inter-agency information sharing portal, last updated 16 February 2017, accessed 9 March 2017. 2 Suitability of private toilets was based on household self-reporting on 5 criteria determined by UNICEF: a network connection/ Phase 1 concrete tank, impermeable flooring, a hand-washing facility and water drainage solution, and permanent walls or curtains. 3 The cash for work (CFW) scheme in Zaatari camp has been utilized since the camp was established in July 2012, as a means to provide incentives and capacity development to refugees who volunteer for various organisations in the camp. For this assessment, REACH recruited 39 cash for workers to complete this large-scale data collection exercise, who were then supervised by REACH field staff. 4 ‘Household’ is defined as either a single or a collection of shelters inhabited by a UNHCR registered case or multiple UNHCR registered cases who share resources. The head of household is defined as holding primary responsibility for household financial resources and decision-making. A ‘case is considered the principal family unit upon registration as a ‘person(s) of concern’ with UNHCR. 5 All households in the camp were approached. Where no respondent was available, a further two additional visits were conducted on different days and at different times to allow the opportunity to be included. 914 households in the camp were not able to be assessed after three attempts by enumerators. Findings are thus representative of the assessed camp population at the time of data collection, and are not necessarily reflective of the entire camp population. 6 These are prefabricated reinforced concrete (PRC) circular tanks. They are partitioned to allow solids to be trapped in one compartment and liquid (solid free) to over flow into the other chamber and into the network downstream. The interceptor tanks are of 8m3, 4m3 and 2.5m3 capacities. 7 Zaatari camp is divided into 12 districts, which are subdivided into blocks. The delineations were made with the purpose of designing a household address

This assessment was jointly conducted by UNICEF and IMC.

Presentation shows the linkage between WASH & shelter

Despite the generous hosting by the Government and people of Jordan of Syrian refugees, more than 650,000 registered Syrian refugees in the country, continue to face a highly uncertain future. They cannot go home, given the ongoing conflict and insecurity in Syria; many of the most vulnerable struggle to find suitable employment that would enable them to support themselves and their families while in Jordan; around 80% reside outside of the camps amongst the host community; and the United Nations (UN) cash assistance programmes that enabled them to make ends meet are increasingly jeopardised by budget cuts. Unfortunately, while refugees’ options are heavily restricted, their needs are not. With their savings exhausted,assets already sold, and borrowing and debt on the rise, despite recently improved access to work opportunities, UN social assistance programmes are helping tens of thousands of registered refugee families make ends meet on a daily basis. It is against this background that our research is set.This study aimed to find out what effects the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) cash assistance has had on beneficiaries’ lives. It had the following objectives: (1) to evaluate beneficiary spending patterns and their effect on family well-being; (2) to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of cash assistance provided by UNHCR and the Child Cash Grant (CCG) provided by the UNICEF; and (3) to evaluate the complementarity of (as well as gaps in) programming by UNICEF, UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP) in targeting the most vulnerable groups.

Jordan Response Plan –The WASH Imperative

An Assessment report conducted in February 2013 about the needs of Syrian refugees in New Damietta and the available capacity in the city. The report covers issues related to protection, education, livelihood, and health.

The sectors’ selected indicators reflect achievements by end July 2017 against sectors’ objectives outlined in the humanitarian and resilience plan.

This work undertaken is a result of a partnership between the Erbil Refugee Council (ERC), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Erbil Statistics Directorate (ESD), the Joint Crisis Coordination Centre (JCC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT) and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). The Joint IDP Profiling Service (JIPS) offered technical support throughout the exercise. A Technical Working Group consisting of ESD, UNHCR and ERC, and with the support of JIPS, have developed the methodology and conducted the analysis with the helpful comments on the report and recommendations provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The whole study in English, Arabic and Kurdish languages is available on the link: http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/documents.php?page=1&view=grid&Country%5B%5D=103&Search=%23Displacement+as+challenge+and+opportunity+%23

Rapid Nutritional Assessment for Children (6-59 Months) of Age in Syrian Refuge Families in Al-Anbar Governorate/Al Qa’im District

The sectors’ selected indicators reflect achievements by end July 2017 against sectors’ objectives outlined in the humanitarian and resilience plan.

1. Persons of Concern: Syrian Refugees Stats and Locations p.1 UNHCR Registration Trends in Iraq (97% in KR-I) p.4 2. 3RP Inter-sector/agency response interventions Funding Status p.5 3RP 2016 sectors, leading agencies and objectives p.6 Response Summary p.7 Sectors’ Dashboards p.8-17 3. Specific themes Cash Assistance p.18-19 Winterization Support p.20-21 KR-I Urban Profiling p.22-23 3RP 2016 reporting p.24 4. Governorates overview: Who is doing What and Where (3Ws) and Camp Profiles Erbil p.25-33 Duhok p.35-43 Sulaymaniyah p.44-46 Anbar p.47-49 5. List of agencies and contributions p.50 Cover painting: Of Art and Resilience. Art of collage by Ako Goran (Akollage) “In-between temporary and permanent, refugee tents become houses, like dispersed pages become wonderful paintings.” For higher resolution version (for printing): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Sn0Qc1V1mwVV9pQk9mTTVGRFE/view?usp=sharing

The contents of this this new edition (iKit13) is updating and expanding the previous editions: 1. Persons of Concern: Syrian Refugees Stats and Locations p.1 UNHCR Registration Trends in Iraq (97% in KR-I) p.4 2. 3RP Inter-sector/agency response interventions Funding Status p.5 Sectors, agencies and objectives p.6 Response Summary p.7 Sectors Dashboards p.8-16 Reporting & Coordination Support p.17 3. Specific themes Communicating with communities p.18 Winterization plan 2015-16 p.19-20 Cash Assistance p.21-22 4. Governorates overview: Who is doing What and Where (3Ws) and Camp Profiles Erbil p.25-33 Duhok p.33-43 Sulaymaniyah p.44-46 Anbar p.47-49 5. List of agencies and contributions p.50 Cover painting: Of Art and Resilience by Ako Goran: Like a puzzle, building houses from bits and pieces of here and there, despite tempests. For higher resolution version (for printing): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Sn0Qc1V1mwaHhNNDdxdWpPNVk/view?usp=sharing

The contents of Iinformation Kit No. 16: 1. Overall map Stats and Locations, 1 2. Foreword, 2 3. Persons of Concern: Syrian Refugees UNHCR Registration Trends in Iraq (97% in KR-I), 4 Funding Status, 5 4. 3RP Inter-sector/agency response interventions 3RP 2016 sectors, leading agencies and objectives, 6 3RP 2016 Response Summary, 7-8 Sectors’ Dashboards, 9-16 3RP 2017 on-line reporting by all agencies: Information Management as coordination support, 17 5. Non-camps (urban areas) and specific themes Profiling urban areas: Joint planning Government and UN agencies, 18-20 Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance, 21-22 CwC (Communication with communities), 23 Quick Impact projects, 24 6. Governorates overview: Who is doing What and Where (3Ws) and Camp Profiles Erbil: 4 camp profiles, 27-35 Duhok: 4 camps, 37-45 Sulaymaniyah: 1 camp, 46-48 5. List of agencies and contributions, 49 Cover paining by Ako Goran: Of art and resilience.

The full Iraq 3RP document is available on the link: http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/download.php?id=10060

An overview of the Inter-Agency Interventions for Syrian Refugees-Iraq as of 30 June 2015. This edition is updating and expanding the previous issues, it contains: 1. Persons of Concern Syrian Refugees: Stats and Locations, p.1 UNHCR Registration Trends, p.4 2. 3RP Inter-sector/agency response interventions Funding Status, p.5 Sectors, agencies and objectives, p.6 Response Summary,p.7 Sectors Dashboards,p.8-16 Reporting & Coordination Support, p.17 3. Specific themes Cash Assistance, p.18 Resilience Building, p 19-20 Summer Assistance, p.21 Targeted Food Assistance, p.22 4. Governorates overview: Who is doing what and where (3Ws) and camp profiles Erbil, p.25-33 Duhok,p.35-43 Sulaymaniyah,p.44-46 Anbar,p.47-49 5. List of agencies and contributions,p.50 Cover painting by Ako Goran: Of art and resilience. “Clouds’ droplets embrace walls as pages; they write our stories to tell for ages!”.

An overview of the Inter-Agency Interventions for Syrian Refugees-Iraq as of 31 March 2015. This editions updating and expanding the previous issues, it contains: 1. Persons of Concern: • Syrian Refugees: Figures and facts, p.1 • UNHCR Registration Trends, p. 4 2. 3RP Inter-sector/agency response interventions: • Funding Status, p.5 • Sectors, agencies and objectives, p.6 • Response Summary as of 31 March, p. 7 • All sectors Dashboards, p. 8-16 • Reporting & Coordination Support, p. 17 3. Specific themes: Cash Assistance, p. 18-19 3RP Resilience Component, p 20-21 4. Refugee stats and currents locations: Who is doing what and where (3Ws) and camp profiles • Erbil overview and camp profiles: Basirma, Darashakran, Kawergosk, p. 23-31 • Duhok overview and camp profiles: Akre, Domiz 1, Domiz 2, Gawilan, p. 33-41 • Sulaymaniyah overview and Camp profile: Arbat, p. 42-44 • Anbar overview and Camp profile: Al-Obaidi, p. 45-47 5. List of agencies supporting 3RP, p. 48 Cover paining by Ako Goran: Of art and resilience.

The 2017 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR) is the fifth annual survey assessing the situation of a representative sample of registered Syrian refugee households to identify situational changes and trends. With over one million registered refugees within its borders, Lebanon hosts the second-largest population of Syrian refugees in the region, and the highest per capita population of refugees in the world. Since the first assessment in 2013, the VASyR has been an essential tool for partnership and for shaping planning decisions and programme design. It is the cornerstone for support and intervention in Lebanon.

CP in Emergencies- Bekaa Working Group - Case Management Referral Pathway

CP in Emergencies- Bekaa Working Group - Case Management Referral Pathway

Arabic Version

The aim of the training is to help partners to develop and deliver high quality HP training to their implementing partners/ community mobilisers/ animators, to improve community mobilisation and the delivery of hygiene promotion activities to beneficiaries *Potential candidates must complete the attached questionnaire and return it to hhawkings@unicef.org, cc aeldeek@unicef.org by Tuesday 29th October.*

Inter-Agency - Lebanon - Child Protection - Lebanon Data Sheet - January to October 2017

Inter-Agency - Lebanon - Child Protection - Lebanon Data Sheet - January to September 2017

Inter-Agency - Lebanon - Child Protection - Lebanon Data Sheet - January to September 2017

Inter-Agency - Lebanon - Child Protection - Lebanon Data Sheet - January to July 2017

Inter-Agency - Lebanon - Child Protection - Lebanon Data Sheet - January to June 2017

The 2017 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR) is the fifth annual survey assessing the situation of a representative sample of registered Syrian refugee households to identify situational changes and trends. With over one million registered refugees within its borders, Lebanon hosts the second-largest population of Syrian refugees in the region, and the highest per capita population of refugees in the world. Since the first assessment in 2013, the VASyR has been an essential tool for partnership and for shaping planning decisions and programme design. It is the cornerstone for support and intervention in Lebanon.

The ten focus groups carried out among Iraqi refugees in Lebanon aimed at providing an in-depth analysis of the following:  Main problems that they are currently facing and coping mechanisms being utilized  Social networks of assistance: type of assistance received and whether they are perceived to be useful  Key priorities and refugees means of meeting them  Sense of safety and security  Future plans  Issues with their residency permits and civil documentation  Key aspects of communication

Donor Briefing Note Lebanon April 2012

Lebanon - Inter-Agency - January - July 2017 Dashboard for the Education sector.

Child Protection Outcome 5 Indicators' definitions as in the 2017 Activity Info Reporting database.

Feasibility Assessment for Water Service Provision to ITS's in Lebanon A case study of North Bekaa.

This booklet presents findings from a mapping of existing data on Out of School Children (OOSC) conducted in Lebanon in 2015. Using Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) enrolment numbers and data from the Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees (VASyR1), it estimates that approximately 255,400 children were out of school in Lebanon at the end of 2015. Whilst the mapping includes children from all nationalities and recognizes the huge unmet education needs of Palestinian children, this booklet focuses mostly on Syrian OOSC.