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UNHCR Global Trends 2012: Displacement The New 21st Century Challenge

New UNHCR report says global forced displacement at an 18-year high

A report released today by UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994(1), with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement.

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Germany Contributes €15 Million To WFP Food Assistance For Syrian Refugees

GAZIANTEP – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a generous contribution of €15 million (US$20 million) from the Government of Germany that will help provide critical food assistance to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who fled the fighting in Syria. The latest contribution brings total German support to WFP’s Syria emergency operations to close to €25 million (US$33 million).

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Zaatari Governance Plan, June 2013

Overview

Since January 2013, Jordan has witnessed a dramatic increase in the numbers of Syrian refugees crossing its border. Some 200,000 have crossed this year alone. As of June 2013, there are around 500,000 Syrians registered or awaiting registration with UNHCR in Jordan.

Refugees are transported from the border to Zaatari refugee camp by Jordanian Armed Forces and IOM on a 24/7 basis. In Zaatari they are registered and assisted by the Government of Jordan (GoJ), UN agencies and NGOs.

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Syria crisis, neighbouring countries - Top three priorities

FAO seeks USD 30.1 million, within the framework of the Regional Response Plan 5, to address critical needs in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey resulting from the crisis in Syria.

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Palestinian families fleeing Syria struggle to survive

18 June 2013 Syria - UNRWA marks this year’s World Refugee Day by bringing attention to the stories of refugees in its five fields of operation. The following story sheds light on the vulnerability of Palestine refugees displaced by the ongoing violence in Syria.

“I’m really glad they are safe”

The children play in a dusty yard. It is a hot day; the sun beats down as giggles and eruptions of laughter fill the air.

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Fact Sheet: President Obama Increases Humanitarian Assistance to Syrians

This $300 million in additional humanitarian aid from the United States will increase food aid, medical care, clean water, and provide shelter and other relief supplies for families suffering in Syria and neighboring countries.

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Syria - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #18, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • President Obama announces more than $300 million in additional USG humanitarian assistance for conflict-affected Syrians

  • U.N. documents 93,000 deaths as a result of the crisis

  • Access remains limited to Al Qusayr and surrounding areas

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Canadian support to the ongoing conflict in Syria

17 June 2013

Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

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Jordan says health services overstretched to capacity, seeks urgent support

16 June 2013 – Zeina* and her twin sister fled Syria to Jordan almost five months ago with their six children, all under the age of 11. “In Dar’aa, my home town, there was nothing. Our hospitals and health centres were almost all closed down. Doctors would come out to see people, but this was expensive, and I heard stories of doctors being kidnapped on their rounds,” she said. Despite the harsh living conditions in Al Zaatari camp, Zeina knows her children’s health comes first. “I don’t like it, but at least we can sleep at night.

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UNICEF’s Urgent Funding Requirements: June-August 2013 [EN/AR]

UNICEF urgently requires close to US$ 116.5m to undertake the following priority interventions over the next three months:

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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 10-17 June 2013

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

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Inter-Agency Regional Response for Syrian refugees - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey 6 - 12 June 2013

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Since January 2013, there have been 200,000 new refugees every month, seeking refuge in neighbouring countries and North Africa. This number is expected to increase to 3.5 million refugees by the end of this year.

  • More than $2 billion of extra funding is needed to protect and meet the basic needs of those who have fled Syria (including 100,000 Palestine refugees), those still expected to flee, and 1.8 million people from communities that are hosting refugees.

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Syria Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 27 |4 – 17 June 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Revised SHARP amounts to $1.4 billion to assist 6.8 million people inside Syria; $1 billion in unmet requirements until end 2013.

  • At least 93,000 Syrians killed so far in the conflict, according to OHCHR.

  • UN humanitarian agencies call for urgent access to affected populations in Rural Damascus.
    Cross-line inter-agency convoys bring aid to 215,000 people in Dar’a and Ar-Rastan; more than 1.2 million reached since end of January.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Shattered Lives: Challenges and Priorities for Syrian Children and Women in Jordan

A UNICEF report recommends how to realize the rights of Syrian refugees in Jordan. It focuses on several areas, including child protection, gender-based violence and mental health.

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Helping Jordan Cope with Effects of Syrian Crisis

June 16, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird visited Jordan today to announce that Canada will help Jordan cope with the tremendous burden it bears as a result of the civil war raging in neighbouring Syria.

“From economic to social to security questions, the challenges facing Jordan are monumental in scope,” said Baird. “Compassion for Syrians fleeing the death and destruction ravaging their homeland cannot be Jordan’s undoing.”