Syria Crisis - Support to the “No Lost Generation” Initiative - UNICEF 2014

February 2014 - The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate as a result of the civil war in the country. The United Nations estimates that more than 130 000 people have been killed with hundreds of thousands more wounded due to the violence. Within Syria some 9.3 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance 6.5 million of whom are internally displaced. In addition over 2.4 million Syrian refugees are registered and living in host countries in the region. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the impact of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of affected people needing assistance. UNICEF is one of the partners leading the “No Lost Generation” initiative to educate and normalize the lives of conflict-affected children and their families. With DFATD's support this UNICEF project will benefit more than 613 000 conflict-affected children in Syria Jordan Lebanon Iraq Turkey and Egypt. Project activities include: (1) providing formal non-formal and alternative education to 402 274 children; (2) constructing and/or rehabilitating schools and providing school supplies benefitting 18 000 children; (3) providing support and training to 500 teachers; (4) providing psychological support to 495 810 children and caregivers; (5) providing vocational training and life skills to 13 100 youth; and (6) providing cash assistance to 400 highly vulnerable families.

The expected immediate outcomes for this project include: (1) improved access to education for children; (2) increased protection for children and caregivers; and (3) increased access to livelihood opportunities for youth. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.