Population Movement from Syria - IFRC Emergency Appeal Turkey 2012

December 2012 - The IFRC is a global humanitarian organization that is part of the Red Cross Movement. The IFRC coordinates and directs international assistance following natural disasters in four core areas: promoting humanitarian values disaster response disaster preparedness and health and community care. The IFRC works with National Societies in responding to emergencies in countries around the world. With Canada's support the Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) will assist people displaced by the crisis in Syria. The TRCS will provide urgent winterization support to Syrian refugees living in camps in southern Turkey as well as essential food and non-food relief items to vulnerable Syrians at the Turkish-Syrian border. This programming also includes the provision of contingency stocks for an additional influx of 50 000 Syrians for a period of 6 months.

Expected outputs include: provision of winterization material such as blankets radiator heaters hot plate cookers kitchen sets mattresses and high thermal clothing for up to 100 000 Syrian refugees; provision of urgent food and non-food relief items such as basic food hygiene kits baby food and water for up to 20 000 vulnerable people at the Turkish-Syrian border; and provision of contingency stocks of tents non-food items and shower and bathroom containers for up to 50 000 refugees. Expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.