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, UNHCR will identify, contact, counsel, and submit to the Government of Canada Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey who are eligible for resettlement in Canada. In addition, this support will contribute to UNHCR increasing its resettlement target in 2016 globally, and chiefly in the MENA region.