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2021-12 Factsheet

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Left: Hygiene kit Distribution in Rural Damascus - Qalamoun, credit: Oxfam, Right: Partially damaged apartment in Az-Zabdani, Rural Damascus. credit: DRC.

Highlights

NEED ANALYSIS

Shelter

  • HPC 2022: The shelter sector supported the WoS SNFI sectors to draft and finalise the humanitarian needs overview (HNO) and humanitarian response plan (HRP) for SNFI for 2022. The sector also consulted key partners to revise the sector logframe to reflect the 2022 response.
  • Household Survey: The shelter sector re-submitted a request to relevant authorities to permit the undertaking of HH level shelter and NFI needs assessment across GoS controlled areas. The sector will follow up with authorities on this request in 2022.
  • Dar’a Al Balad Damage Assessment: Following the shelter sector facilitated Dar’a Al Balad (DAB) damage assessment and release of associated findings, , the sector undertook advocacy efforts, through bilateral donor engagements, to secure funds for a DAB response.

Noon-food Items

  • 2021 HNO: 13.4 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance with 2.6 million people in need of NFI support, an 8.5% increase from 2020.

 

 

 

Need analysis

Shelter

  • HPC 2022: The shelter sector supported the WoS SNFI sectors to draft and finalise the humanitarian needs overview (HNO) and humanitarian response plan (HRP) for SNFI for 2022. The sector also consulted key partners to revise the sector logframe to reflect the 2022 response.
  • Household Survey: The shelter sector re-submitted a request to relevant authorities to permit the undertaking of HH level shelter and NFI needs assessment across GoS controlled areas. The sector will follow up with authorities on this request in 2022.
  • Dar’a Al Balad Damage Assessment: Following the shelter sector facilitated Dar’a Al Balad (DAB) damage assessment and release of associated findings, , the sector undertook advocacy efforts, through bilateral donor engagements, to secure funds for a DAB response.

Noon-food items

  • 2021 HNO: 13.4 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance with 2.6 million people in need of NFI support, an 8.5% increase from 2020.

 

Response

Shelter

  • Road Lighting: UNHCR initiated the installation of solar road lighting in Damascus and Rural Damascus Governorates to ensures safe access for people to their shelters/ housing particularly in light of deteriorating levels of power supply.
  • Sudden Displacement: The shelter sector keeps observing any sudden incidents that may lead to displacement movements, especially in Rukban, NES and Idleb, and keeps following up on the available resources and capacities to be mobilized when needed.

 

Noon-food items

  • Coordination: Two sector meeting were held in Q4 and focused on implementation challenges, winterization planning and response, and 2021 progress to date.
  • 2022 HPC: The HNO 2022 was completed, presented to partners and sub-national focal points, after which feedback was received and incorporated. The HNO and HRP chapters for 2022 were drafted and submitted.
  • Winter Update: 2.5 million individuals are in need of winter assistance across the country with a Syria Hub sector target of 1.88 million & a current funding gap of approximately USD 60 million. NFI partners continued to deliver winter assistance to high elevation areas. As of end of December, over 124,706 households have been reached.  
  • SHF update: SHF launched its 2nd standard allocation of 2021 on 24 Oct, the total allocation was USD 20 M while the NFI envelope: USD 4.2 M. the vetting committee was established & convened on 8 & 9 Nov, 16 projects were vetted and funding recommendations were provided.
  • Sector Post Distribution Monitoring: The NFI sector is moving toward standardization of NFI PDMs. The objective of this exercise is to obtain timely feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the NFI assistance provided to evaluate current and inform future NFI programming.

 

 

Gaps / challenges

Shelter

  • Significant economic decline coupled with price fluctuation has resulted in a decreasing scope and/or target of shelter projects.
  • Diminishing coping capacities of both IDPs and host communities as well as limited financial resources of government and sector partners are leading to an increase in shelter needs.
  • COVID-19 related restrictions and emerging need to provide higher standards for spaces and WASH facilities increase the cost and duration for shelter projects.
  • Lengthy processes continue for obtaining official approval for shelter projects and associated beneficiary lists.
  • Opportunities for systematic field-based data collection remain limited due to access restrictions, resulting in incomplete needs analysis in some areas.

Noon-food items

  • The inflation rate continues to pose challenges to partners particularly in procuring items.
  • Based on Post Distribution Monitoring, beneficiaries have reported concerns over the quality of items and delayed distribution of seasonal items.
  • Access and safety continue to be challenges in some parts of the country as well as partner capacity and funding.