Syria Crisis - Jordan – Assistance to Refugees - OCHA CBPF - 2020

June 2020 - As the conflict in Syria continues to place millions of people in dire humanitarian need Jordan hosts up to 1.3 million Syrians in camps and host communities of whom over 650 000 are registered. Additional populations of concern include 58 000 Iraqis and a small number of unregistered refugees such as those from Yemen. Canada is working with experienced humanitarian partners to meet the emergency needs of the crisis-affected. This funding enables the provision of essential protection health food and basic needs support to vulnerable people focusing on women girls and youth. With GAC’s support the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) manages the Jordan Humanitarian Fund which is a country-based pooled fund (CBPF) that allocates resources to national and international humanitarian partners to respond to the critical needs of crisis-affected populations throughout Jordan. Project activities include: (1) supporting life-saving and life-sustaining activities while filling critical funding gaps; (2) promoting needs-based assistance per humanitarian principles; (3) strengthening coordination and leadership primarily through the Humanitarian Coordinator function and by leveraging the humanitarian cluster system; (4) improving the relevance and coherence of humanitarian response by strategically funding priorities as identified under the Humanitarian Response Plan; and (5) expanding the delivery of assistance in hard-to-reach areas by partnering with national and international partners.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved planning and coordination of the humanitarian response to effectively address priority humanitarian needs; (2) improved timeliness in implementing life-saving activities; and (3) increased participation of local non-governmental humanitarian organizations. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained.