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Jordan: RRP6 Monthly Update - August 2014: Shelter & Settlement

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AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS

Arrival of new Shelter Working Group chair: Mohamed Abdel-Al has joined UNHCR as Senior Shelter and Settlement Officer and chair of the Shelter Working Group. Mohamed has replaced Werner Schellenberg, and interim chair of the Shelter WG Nagendra Adhikari, who have both finished their missions in Jordan.

Gender mainstreaming for the Shelter sector: The Shelter WG has two new gender focal points; Saname Oftadeh (LWF) and Matthew Richard (UNHCR). They attended the ‘Gender in Humanitarian Action Training’ on 25-27 August 2014 organised by Merrin Waterhouse the Gen-Cap Advisor for the IATF and HTC.

Reviewing and updating the Shelter strategy for Jordan: The Shelter WG is in the final stages of reviewing and updating the objectives and principles of Jordan’s Shelter Sector Strategy with consideration of activities under RRP6. The taskforce aims to harmonise the guidelines with those reflected in UNHCR’s Global Shelter and Settlement Strategy. This process will contribute to the specifics of short-term emergency response interventions and a transition to development-focused response interventions, in addition to linking with the NRP, Shelter sector guidelines, and inter-sector coordination.

Conditional Cash for Rent Guidelines: a task force of the Shelter WG is in the final stages of writing guidelines for the cash component under the shelter sector. These guidelines will help to harmonize the methodology and level of assistance to Syrian refugees in urban/rural settings among members of the Shelter sector.