Over 58,332 Syrian refugees submitted for resettlement or humanitarian admission
HIGHLIGHTS:
In Turkey, by the end of September 2016, UNHCR, in cooperation with DGMM submitted a total of 12,589 Syrian refugees for resettlement to third countries.
In Iraq, 78 cases of 356 persons were referred to MENA Regional Hub for resettlement consideration, 13 cases of 47 persons were accepted for resettlement to the UK and 12 persons departed to the UK. There were no rejected cases in September due to improved screening and scrutiny processes.
The UK held a mission to Iraq on identification and assistance of vulnerable persons, interviews, security screening and anti-fraud measures. In the same period the US resettlement mission focused on interviews for UNHCR referred cases as well as in country referrals from their embassy or consulate.
In Egypt, with the increase of children at risk (15% of the total Syrian refugee population up from 3%) quality community-based protection, specialized child protection services, including quality case management, specialized psychosocial support (PSS), recreational activities for children and life skills for adolescents have become vital response tools. These have also taken an increased importance in inter-agency coordination and in the national child protection system. Community-based protection interventions included psycho-social support provided by community-based workers which helped 3,409 girls and boys and parents to address their basic needs and enhance their physical and emotional well-being. During the reporting period, 567 children benefitted from specialized child protection services.
In Jordan, the protection working group began a series of presentations focusing on the conditions of refugees living in various host communities through Jordan, in an attempt to shed greater light on refugee protection concerns for those living outside of Amman and refugee camps seeking to identify gaps and strengthen linkages between Amman and the governorates.