118,900 Syrian refugee households receiving core relief items in-kind
HIGHLIGHTS:
In Turkey, in April, around 10,660 individuals were assisted with regular (nonwinter) and non-food item (NFI) assistance and 23,900 individuals received hygiene kits. More than 1,800 Syrians benefited from transportation services from Adiyaman to market place and from camps to city centers. In Jordan, NFI assistance continued in Azraq and Zaatari camps. In Azraq camp, 3,000 gas cylinder refills, 3,000 packs of children's diapers, and 5,000 hygiene kits were distributed in April. In addition, 29,300 items were distributed to newly arriving refugees. In Zaatari camp, 12,800 packs of children's diapers and 92,500 packs of sanitary napkins were distributed. Some 5,400 items and 680 hygiene vouchers were also distributed to special cases and newborns in the new arrivals area in April.
In Iraq, nearly 200 newly registered people in camps, including households which relocated from urban areas, received their initial core relief items. Seventeen families received core relief item replacements (mainly due to fire damage) and around 180 individuals who were reunited with their families received mattresses and quilts. Also in Iraq this month, in order to strengthen social cohesion and coexistence between host and displaced communities, around 1,600 host community households received NFIs consisting of hygiene kits, kitchen sets and water jerry cans in the districts of Dahuk, Zakho, Amedi,
Sumel, Akre and Barderash.
In Lebanon, an inter-agency workshop was held on 25 April to review the achievements of the concluded winter support plan and inform next year’s response. Twenty-five different partners, donors, and government agencies were represented. Discussions and recommendations focused on how to better identify, target, and assist vulnerable families from the refugee and host communities. Cash was highlighted as an effective assistance modality