Working to survive: Yasmeen’s story
By Soha Boustani Entering the Ghazieh collective shelter in south Lebanon, I was struck by the conditions: women, men, the elderly, children, babies were all packed into small rooms rented for US$300 a month. They live in horrendous conditions – with no access to cooking facilities or decent sanitation. I was in one of the […]
Syria Crisis Monthly Humanitarian Highlights & Results/ MAY 2015: SYRIA, JORDAN, LEBANON, IRAQ, TURKEY AND EGYPT
Highlights In Syria, between 17 May a nd 28 May 2015, more than 305,600 children wrote the grade 9 national exam, across 2,310 schools or centers countrywide. In Jordan, through UNICEF partners the Makani-My Space integrated approach, offering alternative education, psychosocial support services and life skills training has been implemented in 145 locations nationwide targeting […]
Children of Syria: Glimpses of Hope in the Midst of War
Field diary by Yasmine Saker Lattakia/ Tartous, 18 June, 2015 – Dozens of children gathered outside the child friendly space as our car pulled up to Lattakia’s Sports City. Stomping colorful plastic sandals, they impatiently waited their turn to participate in the scheduled recreational activities. It was my first field mission and I didn’t really […]
منظمات الأمم المتحدة وشركاؤها: نقص التمويل يعرض اللاجئين السوريين والبلدان المضيفة لفقدان الدعم الحيوي
عمان، 25 يونيو/حزيران 2015: يتسبب نقص التمويل في إعاقة جهود المساعدات الإنسانية والتنموية لتلبية احتياجات 3.9 مليون لاجئ فروا من النزاع في سوريا، فضلاً عن أكثر من 20 مليون شخص في المجتمعات المحلية المتضررة المستضيفة لهم في البلدان المجاورة، وذلك وفقاً لتقرير نشر اليوم. يدعو التقرير أكثر من 200 من الشركاء في “الخطة الإقليمية للاجئين […]
UN agencies and partners say funding shortage leaves Syrian refugees and host nations without vital support
الخبر باللغة العربية PRESS RELEASE Click here to download report Amman, 25 June 2015: A shortage of funds is hampering humanitarian and development assistance efforts to meet the needs of 3.9 million refugees who have fled the conflict in Syria, as well as more than 20 million people in affected local communities hosting them in […]
Syria Crisis Humanitarian Situation Report, June 2015/ SYRIA, JORDAN, LEBANON, IRAQ, TURKEY AND EGYPT SITUATION IN
Highlights In Syria, access to humanitarian assistance for children in hard-to-reach areas continues to remain a significant challenge. The UN estimates that up to 2 million children are still not being reached due to deteriorating security, shifting frontlines, capacity limitations and administrative hurdles. The Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO completed the 14th national polio […]
UNICEF Syria Sub-regional Humanitarian SitRep June 2015
Highlights In Syria, access to humanitarian assistance for children in hard-to-reach areas continues to remain a significant challenge. The UN estimates that up to 2 million children are still not being reached due to deteriorating security, shifting frontlines, capacity limitations and administrative hurdles. The Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO completed the 14th national polio […]
