Syria Crisis - Emergency Assistance in Syria - OCHA 2015

December 2014 - The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate as a result of the civil war and intensified violence in the country. The United Nations estimates that 12.2 million people inside Syria including 5.6 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and that 7.6 million of these are internally displaced. Combined with the 3.3 million refugees registered in neighbouring countries this is the largest number of people displaced from conflict in the world. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people fleeing the conflict. With DFATD’s support the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is managing the Humanitarian Pooled Fund in Turkey to expand the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected people living in hard-to-reach areas of Syria using cross-border routes from Turkey. Project activities include: (1) providing emergency assistance including protection services safe drinking water shelter core relief items food and basic healthcare; (2) addressing early recovery needs; and (3) providing critical logistics and coordination services to increase humanitarian partners’ operational capacity outreach and access to conflict affected areas.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to emergency assistance for conflict-affected people living in hard-to-reach areas; and (2) improved logistics and coordination services of humanitarian partners. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or facing acute food insecurity.