UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Published purpose

December 2015 - The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate as a result of the civil war and intensified violence in the country. The United Nations estimates that 13.5 million people inside Syria, including 6 million children, are in need of humanitarian assistance. Combined with over 4.2 million Syrians seeking refuge from the conflict in neighbouring countries, this is the largest number of people displaced from conflict in the world. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people fleeing the conflict. With DFATD’s support, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is supporting more than 138,000 registered Syrian refugees in Egypt. Project activities will include: (1) improving the quality of registration, conducting effective refugee status determination, and improving identification of people with specific needs and vulnerabilities for targeted assistance and resettlement; (2) providing targeted cash assistance to the most vulnerable persons of concern, including 22,000 Syrian refugees; and (3) increasing access to public education for Syrian refugees through the provision of 10,000 targeted education grants and strengthened partnership with the Ministry of Education.