Syria Crisis - Assistance for Refugees and Displaced Persons in Multiple Countries - UNHCR

September 2016 – The Syria Crisis has undermined security and stability in the Middle East and has resulted in unprecedented humanitarian needs. Now in its sixth year the conflict in Syria has led to the worst displacement crisis in the world. Millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) refugees stateless persons and asylum seekers in Syria Iraq Jordan Lebanon Egypt and Turkey are vulnerable to violence food and income insecurity health risks and sexual and gender-based violence. Canada is helping to reduce the vulnerability of millions of crisis-affected people especially women and children through a broad spectrum of humanitarian assistance activities across Syria and in refugee hosting countries. GAC’s multi-year humanitarian support to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iraq Egypt Jordan Lebanon and Turkey is contributing to improved living conditions livelihoods and protection for vulnerable populations especially women and girls. In Egypt project activities include: (1) improving freedom of movement for people of concern; (2) supporting the enrollment of up to 35 000 registered children in primary education; (3) providing cash assistance to people of concern; and (4) supporting the resettlement of refugees in third countries. In Jordan project activities include: (1) providing cash assistance to Syrian refugee and asylum-seeker families; (2) providing medical referrals to secondary and tertiary care for Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers; and (3) supporting the enrollment of up to 15 000 registered non-Syrian refugee children in primary education. In Lebanon project activities include: (1) registering up to 18 000 non-Syrian refugees; (2) supporting access to secondary and tertiary medical care for Syrian refugees and asylum seekers; (3) supporting the enrollment of up to 118 980 Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers in primary education; (4) providing basic domestic items to Syrian refugee and asylum-seeker ho

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved freedom of movement for people of concern in Egypt; (2) enrollment of up to 35 000 children in primary education in Egypt up to 15 000 non-Syrian Children in Jordan and up to 118 980 children in Lebanon; (3) improved access to cash assistance for people of concern including refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt Jordan Iraq and Turkey; (4) resettlement of refugees from Egypt; (5) resettlement of up to 7 300 refugee families in Turkey; (6) improved medical assistance including through referrals to secondary and tertiary care for refugees and asylum seekers in Jordan Lebanon and Turkey; (7) improved access to psychological support for vulnerable persons in Turkey and Iraq; (8) improved access to core relief items for refugee households in Turkey and Lebanon; (9) improved access to legal assistance and protection services in Lebanon; and (10) increased registration of refugees in Iraq. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or that are food insecure.