This Revised Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 4,647,103 million in cash, kind, or services to support four National Societies in assisting 62,000 people (12,400 families), for six months, until the end of June 2013. A Final Report will be available by the end of September 2013 (3 months after the end of the operation).

Appeal History: A preliminary Emergency Appeal was launched on 9 August 2012 for CHF 3.7 million to assist 55,000 people (11,000) for six months.

** Il faut 1,4 milliard de dollars É.-U. maintenant pour les enfants qui vivent dans des situations de crise humanitaire, affirme l’UNICEF**

Priorities include preventing further deterioration in food security; upholding refugee rights; and ensuring UNRWA has the capacity to its emergency programmes.

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

KEY FACTS

Funding required: US$519,627,047

Beneficiaries: an estimated four million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, including an estimated two million displaced people, which includes 360,000 of the 525,525 Palestinian refugees in Syria:

• People located in or near areas subject to armed activities.

• Affected populations who have moved to other areas including children - Host families and communities.

The humanitarian community requests $374 million to implement 144 projects in 2013. This assistance is critical to prevent a further deterioration in the protection of the civilian population, improve food security, ensure access to basic services, and prevent forced displacement.

Executive summary

The first six months following the publication of the 2012 Consolidated Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) were characterized by continued deadlock in direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The prolonged absence of a credible political horizon and the severe financial pressures on the Palestinian Authority (PA), compounded by the continuous fragmentation of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), are increasingly compromising the viability and achievements of the state-building efforts.

Appeal Target: US$ 3,308,410 Funds received: US$ 35,000 Balance Requested: US$ 3,273,410

Geneva, 18 April 2012

Dear Colleagues,