JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS:
Some 52,273 Syrian Refugees were registered of which 52% were female. Moreover, waiting periods have decreased to 23 days from 30 in December. Overall figures are in line with the RRP6 targets for both Syrian refugees and the Palestine Refugees from Syria (PRS). Initiatives to facilitate access to registration, including through mobile appointments, hotlines, and reinforced community outreach are progressing.
Some 1,140 individuals, largely Syrian refugees, received individual counseling and partners continue to raise legal awareness through community-based activities, such as group sessions in collective centres and other refugee settlements. Thematic assessments and mass-information highlighted the importance of civil documentation for Syrian refugees and PRS, in particular birth certificates. Best practices on legal activities, including evictions which are on the rise, are being shared amongst legal partners in several field locations, thus enhancing coordination.
Partners reached out to more than 14,000 community members (62% women) through community-based activities that encourage participation and improve information about services available to refugees and other population groups. These activites reached communities in settlements and collective centres, as well as those persons accessing Social Development Centres run by the MOSA.