As a result of the escalation of hostilities in northwestern Syria have caused, as of December 3, the displacement of 115.500 people. 70% of these IDPs have moved from Idleb governorate, 30% from Norther Aleppo. Within Idleb, Daret Azza, Dana, Atareb, remain as the top three reception areas; in Northern Aleppo, Afrin, Azaz and Azzaz concentrate most arrivals.
• 23 protection partners are providing protection services in the existing 19 RCs. Including PSS, case management and referrals, awareness raising on protection services including legal and HLP, support with outreach teams, provision of information (hotlines, helpdesks), legal and HLP support, explosive ordnance information and cash for protection.
• Within the needed protection services, partners have identified, support with transportation to safer areas, cash for legal services, cash for protection, victims’ assistance, HLP documentation safeguarding and provision of legal support.
• In the RCs, in the 18 RC partners have provided protection services to less than 50 IDPs, 9 provided services to less than a hundred and 8 to more than hundred. • Regarding protection capacity, 97% confirmed that they don’t have the needed capacity in place, this can be linked to the lack of funding and the impact faced by protection teams due to finalization of pooled fund projects. (SCHF, AFNS). 10 partners have less than 5 protection staff supporting the RCs, 16 have more than 10 and 15 have between 5 to 10, regularly highly populated areas have increased capacity from partners.