Syria Humanitarian Fund: 2023 Allocations Dashboard (January - December 2023)

HIGHLIGHTS

In 2023, SHF allocated $59.6 million through four allocations. Of the total amount allocated, over 23 per cent in net funding was transferred to national and local partners. These grants enabled SHF partners to rapidly and effectively target approximately 1.7 million people affected by the conflict and earthquake, including 935,008 women and girls and more than 156,752 people with disabilities.

Following the series of earthquakes that hit northern Syria and Türkiye in February, SHF launched its first Reserve Allocation of $4.5 million. The allocation aimed to lower life-threatening risks through scaling-up structural safety assessments of heavily damaged buildings, and provision of shelter and protection assistance.

Upon the receipt of more contributions, SHF rolled out the second Reserve Allocation on 29 March, making $23 million available in support of the following priorities: 1) scaling up the humanitarian response and provision of life-saving health services, protection assistance, water, sanitation and hygiene support, and shelter assistance to earthquake affected people, as well as addressing nutrition, food, and education needs in critically underfunded areas; 2) promoting early recovery and access to livelihood through the creation of job opportunities for earthquake-survivors and securing the areas where there are completely or partially collapsed buildings, posing threats to people commuting to work, schools and hospitals.
The third Reserve Allocation of $1.5 million aimed to ensure the continuity of humanitarian air services (UNHAS) by providing safe, timely and free of charge flight services to 53 registered users, including INGO, NNGO and UN Agencies, in addition to transporting relief items. This allocation supported UNHAS operations for five months as a last resort while WFP continued resource mobilization efforts to secure longer term funding.

In September, the SHF launched its first Standard Allocation of $30 million. The main objective of this Allocation was to mitigate the impact of winter conditions in under-served areas encompassing a multi-sectoral approach to early recovery/resilience in areas of high need. A total of US $30 million was allocated to meet the most critical needs of the affected population under the following two priorities:

1- Provision of rapid life-saving assistance in support of mitigating the impact of winter conditions in under-served areas (indicative $10 million).

2- Enhancing the resilience of communities to winter conditions and households in under-served areas through livelihoods opportunities, housing/adequate shelter, and service delivery (indicative $20 million).

SHF continued its consultation for its fourth Reserve Allocation to make $2.5 million available for the rehabilitation of the water network and pumping stations in Al Bab. There are more than 190,000 people in Al Bab sub-district, including host communities and IDPs, who rely on purchasing water sourced from wells in surrounding villages, private or public cisterns, and water trucking services. Access to water in these areas has been extremely limited, with most of the water sources unsafe for drinking, resulting in reports of widespread dehydration and widespread waterborne diseases. In consultation with the WASH sector, UNICEF was pre-selected to submit proposal under this allocation. The allocation was launched in January 2024.