Syria Crisis - Support to Urban Refugees in Jordan - Norwegian Refugee Council 2015

March 2015 - 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. Combined with 3.8 million Syrians seeking refuge from the conflict 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 Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is working to rehabilitate housing and help vulnerable people affected by the Syrian conflict including refugees and host communities. Project activities include: (1) upgrading up to 240 existing housing units to meet basic standards of health and safety benefiting up to 840 conflict-affected people in Irbid/Northern Governates; (2) providing one-time cash assistance for newly relocated households; and (3) providing vulnerable Syrian refugees and host communities with information and counselling on housing land and property rights legal status and civil documentation and how to access essential services.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved shelter conditions for Syrian refugee households; and (2) improved access to expanded protective quality services for conflict-affected people. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.