Emergency Assistance For Syrian Refugees in the Kurdish region of Iraq

Projekt abgeschlossen

The challenges posed by the Syrian crisis had its impact in Iraq regarding immediate humanitarian needs for Syrian refugees. Currently, there are more than 150,000 Syrian refugees registered in Iraq. RRP 5 expects that the number of refugees in Iraq will reach 350,000 by end of 2013. This project aims at assisting extremely vulnerable Syrian refugees and affected host communities in the Kurdish region of Iraq through emergency.

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Irak
Humanitäre Hilfe & DRR
Konflikt & Fragilität
Menschenrechte
Conflict prevention and transformation
Materielle Nothilfe
Konfliktprävention
Menschenrechte (inkl. Frauenrechte)
15.08.2013 - 31.05.2014
CHF 600'000
Hintergrund

Due to the Syrian crisis, Kurdistan Iraq received around 150,000 Syrian refugees exceeding anyone’s expectations and the number is on the increase. This added pressure on meeting the humanitarian and emergency needs in the Kurdish region mainly in Dohuk. Many refugees are most vulnerable, female headed house, children, elderly, disabled, etc.

Ziele

Extremely vulnerable Syrian refugees in the Kurdish region of Iraq are able to manage the distress of displacement

Zielgruppen
  1. For cash assistance: 640 vulnerable Syrian families and 160 host community families in Dohuk.
  2. 1500 Syrians households for protection information and services.
  3. 25 members of Emergency Cells and 1 national NGO are targeted for capacity building.

 

Mittelfristige Wirkungen
  1. Cash assistance for Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities.
  2. A protective environment for Syrian refugees is strengthened through access to protection information.
  3. Enhanced capacity of key duty bearers in order to strengthen the protection environment for Syrian refugees.

 

Resultate

Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

This is a first phase of cash assistance implemented by DRC in northern Iraq for Syrian refugees. DRC conducted an assessment in Domiz Camp/Dohuk in December 2012 and in urban areas in Sulaimaniya and Erbil in April/May 2013 on the needs of Syrian refugees


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Kreditbereich Humanitäre Hilfe
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Internationale oder ausländische NGO
  • Andere internationale oder ausländische NGO Norden
  • Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in HQ - Denmark


Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF   600'000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF   599'999
Projektphasen

Phase 1 15.08.2013 - 31.05.2014   (Completed)