Syria Crisis - Relief Items for Displaced People in Syria 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. With DFATD's support this project is helping to address the basic needs of up to 7 500 displaced people in Syria. Project activities include: (1) distributing essential relief items such as season-appropriate clothing sheets towels and hygiene items to 1 500 households; and (2) distributing gender-sensitive hygiene kits to 3 000 women.

The expected immediate outcome for this project is increased access to essential hygiene and relief items for displaced and conflict-affected families in Syria. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.