Activities being implemented across the region in camps, informal settlements and in urban, peri-urban and rural areas
HIGHLIGHTS:
In various governorates of Lebanon, shelter assistance is being provided for site improvement of 45 informal settlements. This includes draining and leveling sites, enhancing shelters, distributing insulation material and fire extinguishers, as well as messaging to refugees how to reduce the risk and prevent fire.
Shelter agencies continue to rehabilitate substandard shelters in various governorates to improve the standard of shelters and ensure security of tenure, as the rehabilitation works are conducted in exchange for a normally 12 month period of ensured occupancy.
In Jordan, 1,022 beneficiaries have been accommodated in upgraded shelters in different governorates. 1,779 benefited from the Cash for Rent project in Irbid, Mafraq, Zarqa and Ajloun, and 91 housing units have been completed in unfinished buildings in Irbid, Jerash and Ajloun. A joint plan for Accessible Shelter Project in Zaatari Camp has assessed 86 households of different disability needs to better understand the shelter conditions and gaps of people with disabilities, and be able to realize different valid shelter modification requirements if needed.
In Iraq, the total shelter capacity of Syrian refugee camps is now nearly 20,000 shelter units, of which almost 16,000 (81 per cent) are now finalized (provided with concrete slab, kitchen, family latrine and shower) and more than 15,000 occupied (about 75,000 individuals). The construction of 2,528 improved shelters is planned for this year, of which 1,090 (43 per cent) have been completed and occupied. After completion of the remaining shelters, 96.5 per cent of in camp refugee population will have access to improved shelter. Since the beginning of the year in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil 552 Households received rental support.