05 February 2016

Regional Focus: Syria

News:

Supporting Syria and the Region Conference, London, 4 Feb. 2016 [info]
- A conference co-hosted by the UK, Germany, Kuwait, Norway and the UN generated a record-breaking $10 billion in pledges of humanitarian aid for the Syrian crisis. To access video of the meeting, follow the link above (go to "media" section). See also this UN News Service press release, UNHCR's statement/video remarks, and NGO Joint Position Paper.

Publications:

The Axis of Generosity (IRIN, Feb. 2016) [access]

Enhancing Aid Architecture in the Regional Response to the Syria Crisis (ODI, Feb. 2016) [text]

Going to Europe: A Syrian Perspective, Middle East and North Africa Regional Report 2016 (Danish Refugee Council, Feb. 2016) [text]

'I want a safe place': Refugee Women from Syria Uprooted and Unprotected in Lebanon (Amnesty International, Feb. 2016) [text via Refworld]

Syria's Refugee Crisis in Numbers (Amnesty International, Feb. 2016) [text]

Syrian Refugee Flows – and Ebbs, Alert, no. 5 (EU Institute of Security Studies, Jan. 2016) [text]

Turkey’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Road Ahead (World Bank, Dec. 2015) [text]

Web site:

3RP: Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2016-2017 in Response to the Syria Crisis (UNHCR) [access]
- "The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) brings together the plans developed under the leadership of national authorities – namely, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Iraq, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Republic, and the Republic of Turkey – to ensure protection, humanitarian assistance and strengthen resilience. ..."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Syria (1 Feb. 2016)

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