HIGHLIGHTS

• Syrian refugees exceed 1.5 million

• J-RANS II finds significant deterioration of the humanitarian situation

• Health needs grow more acute

• Donor funding increases ahead of revision to U.N. appeals

San Salvador, 23 de mayo de 2013. El Presidente de la Comisión Nacional del Protección Civil y Ministro de Gobernación, Ernesto Zelayandia dio a conocer el Proyecto denominado: “Fortalecimiento del Sistema Nacional del Protección Civil en la atención de albergues y manejo de información logística”, para mejorar la administración de refugios mediante el apoyo del Gobierno de Argentina; a través de la Comisión Cascos Blancos con el financiamiento de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), la cual invertirá $11.370 en las capacitaciones.

Highilights

• On 22 May 2013, AFAD - the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency of Government of Turkey announced that the total number of Syrians registered and accommodated in 17 camps in 8 provinces has increased to 194,968 including 413 Syrians receiving medical treatment in hospitals.

• AFAD reported that during the last 24 hrs of 20-21 May, an additional 519 Syrians were registered and accommodated in the camps while 521 Syrians voluntarily returned to Syria.

LES TITRES

 Le Tchad confronté à un afflux de réfugiés venus du Nigeria (RFI, 21/05/2013)

 Emergency Response Grows in Chad (VOA, 21/05/2013)

 Chad Commits to an Acceleration of the Action Plan to End the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers (UN, 22/05/2013)

 Sahel: millions need long-term support (OCHA, 22/05/2013)

 Conspiration présumée au Tchad: deux députés et deux militaires laissés en liberté provisoire (RFI, 23/05/2013

 La BAD lance de nouvelles autoroutes de l’information (BAD, 22/05/2013)

Assistance to the Affected in Syrian Conflict - SYR 121 (revision 4)

Appeal Target: US$ 9,858,485
Funds Received: US$ 6,042,414
Balance Requested: US$ 3,816,071

Geneva, 23 May 2012

Dear Colleagues,

Period covered by this Final Report: July 2011 to December 2012

Appeal target (current): CHF 6,188,106

Appeal coverage: 54%

Appeal history:

· This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 1 July 2011 for CHF 3,758,917 for 8 months to assist 173,000 beneficiaries in South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Abyei states following the eruption of conflict on 5 June 2011 between SPLM-N and Sudan Government armed forces in South Kordofan.

Geneva, 23 May 2013

1. Brief description of the emergency and impact

UNHCR operational highlights

• 787 Congolese asylums seekers arrived in Burundi in April, bringing the total number of asylum seekers registred during the first four months of this year to 2327 individuals.

• 3 convoys of 411 Congolese refugees were organized from the transit centres of Cishemere and Kajaga to the new camp in Kavumu.

Appeal target (current): The floods emergency appeal seeks to raise CHF 3,538,548 in cash, kind or services to support Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) to assist an estimated 52,183 beneficiaries for a six months period.

Appeal coverage: 9% So far the appeal has received both hard and soft pledges and commitments from PNS, UN agencies, developmental and private partners.

Appeal history: