Regional Focus: Syria

Events & opportunities:

Conference: Supporting Syria & the Region, London, 4 February 2016 [info]
- Fundraising meeting.

Conference: High-level Meeting on Global Responsibility Sharing through Pathways for Admission of Syrian Refugees, Geneva, 30 March 2016 [info]
- Follow link for background and concept notes and provisional agenda.

Competition: EduApp4Syria [info]
- Contest to "develop a smartphone application that can help Syrian children learn how to read and improve their psychosocial wellbeing." Submissions deadline is 1 April 2016.

Publications:

Drivers of Despair: Refugee Protection Failures in Jordan and Lebanon (Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan. 2016) [text]

"Jordanian Society's Responses to Syrian Refugees," Military Review (Jan.-Feb. 2016) [full-text]

Letter and Memorandum to Donors Attending the “Supporting Syria and the Region” Conference (Human Rights Watch, Jan. 2016) [text]

"Mental Health among Displaced Syrians: Findings from the Syria Public Health Network," Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, OnlineFirst, 27 Jan. 2016 [free full-text]

Overview: 2016 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan & 2016-2017 Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (OCHA, Jan. 2016) [text]

Paying the Price: Why Donors Must Take a New Approach to the Syria Crisis (Concern, Jan. 2016) [text via Reliefweb]

Seeking a Better Future for Syria (EPRS, Jan. 2016) [text]

Syria Crisis Fair Share Analysis 2016 (Oxfam, Jan. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Syria (19 Jan. 2016)

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