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2022-09 Factsheet - Syria Hub

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Core NFI Items distributed in Damascus

Highlights

NEED ANALYSIS

Shelter

  • HPC 2022-2023: MSNA data collection was concluded and shared with the sectors. Ongoing analysis and verification is being undertaken at WoS level, national sectors, and sub-national sectors.  
  • Shelter Damage Assessment: Shelter sector responding to Reach initiative has identified 10 communities in the southern governorates to run damage assessment through UNOSAT.

Noon-food Items

  • Cross-line CRI Assistance: The sector coordinated with WoS SNFI coordination team and UNHCR to deliver 1,500 CRI kits to Northwest Syria under the umbrella of the Security Council Resolution 2585 which relates to the delivery of humanitarian assistance through Cross Line Modality. The cross-line assistance is being delivered in collaboration with WFP and other UN Agencies.  
  • SHF 1st Standard Allocation: Six proposals were submitted to the NFI sector and after a through vetting process held on August 1st, five projects were recommended by the vetting committee. On September 1st results were released and five projects with a NFI funding allocation of USD 2.6 million were endorsed for the sector.

NFI

Shelter

Need analysis

Shelter

  • HPC 2022-2023: MSNA data collection was concluded and shared with the sectors. Ongoing analysis and verification is being undertaken at WoS level, national sectors, and sub-national sectors.  
  • Shelter Damage Assessment: Shelter sector responding to Reach initiative has identified 10 communities in the southern governorates to run damage assessment through UNOSAT.

Noon-food items

  • Cross-line CRI Assistance: The sector coordinated with WoS SNFI coordination team and UNHCR to deliver 1,500 CRI kits to Northwest Syria under the umbrella of the Security Council Resolution 2585 which relates to the delivery of humanitarian assistance through Cross Line Modality. The cross-line assistance is being delivered in collaboration with WFP and other UN Agencies.  
  • SHF 1st Standard Allocation: Six proposals were submitted to the NFI sector and after a through vetting process held on August 1st, five projects were recommended by the vetting committee. On September 1st results were released and five projects with a NFI funding allocation of USD 2.6 million were endorsed for the sector.

Response

Shelter

  • HH Solar Energy: TWiG reached the final draft of the technical guidelines for this new activity and shared it with sector partners and line Ministry for endorsement.
  • NES tents: Significant gap in family tents in the last resort sites of NES is being foreseen for the last quarter of 2022 and for 2023. Shelter sector launched advocacy efforts with potential funding agencies at local, regional, and global level to secure needed funding or tents specially with the approaching winter.

Noon-food items

  • NFI Response: By the end of the third quarter, sector partners reached 1.1M vulnerable people with Core, Supplementary and Winter NFI assistance across 14 Governorates. With reach in Damascus, Aleppo and Deir-ez-Zor being highest. The funding gap for the sector at end of Q3 stands at 64% of the total requirement.
  • Winter Planning: After extensive consultations with partners, sub-national coordinators, and other coordination forums, the NFI sector released the final version of winterization strategy.  To adapt to historically low funding levels, prioritisation of needs was based on pre-winter reach [HHs who did not previously receive the sector recommended minimum package]. The sector also worked with the CWG to provide NFI sector guidance for cash-based responses.

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.
  • Multi-layered 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

  • Lack of availability of mattresses is leading to delays in distribution of core NFIs to vulnerable populations.
  • The departure of two primary NFI sector members from gift-in-kind (GIK) interventions has resulted in considerable gap in meeting critical winter clothing needs, especially for children in camp like settings.
  • The funding gap for winterization 2022-23 stands at 99.3%.
  • The inflation rate continues to pose challenges to partners particularly in procuring items.
  • Access and safety continue to be challenges in some parts of the country as well as partner capacity and funding.