HIGHLIGHTS
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC: UNFPA-assisted partners deliver around 300,000 reproductive health service, 7,700 safe delivery services and 28,000 gender-based violence related service to people affected by the crisis.
LEBANON: UNFPA launches results of rapid assessment of ‘Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment’; holds awareness sessions on different reproductive health related issues for 3,843 women; and conducts trainings for 95 social workers on issues related to genderbased violence.
JORDAN: UNFPA provides reproductive health services to 16,544 Syrian refugees and holds gender-based violence related recreational activities for 5,866 women, girls, men, and boys. A total of 3,600 youth participate in UNFPA’s self-reliance and life skills sessions organized within camps.
IRAQ: UNFPA provides 2,941 reproductive health services to women and girls, supports the delivery of 345 babies, and manages 122 Caesarean-section deliveries. As many as 395 refugees benefit from gender-based violence related sessions, 433 are reached with information on gender-based violence and reproductive health, and 739 participate in recreational activities.
TURKEY: UNFPA distributes 16,515 dignity kits and 344 hygiene kits to its implementing partners. The agency also prints 435,000 copies of a brochure on gender-based violence in Arabic language and 225,000 copies of the brochure in Turkish for distribution in the cities of Adana, Adıyaman, Kahramanmara, Kilis, Malatya, Mardin, Osmaniye, Hatay, Sanliurfa, Mersin, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Konya. Moreover, UNFPA provides gender-based violence related services to 332 Syrian refugees, and reproductive health services to 1,930 Syrian refugees.
EGYPT: UNFPA conducts media training on ‘Reporting on genderbased violence in humanitarian settings’ for 12 journalists. It also celebrates World Humanitarian Day by organizing a series of field activities and participating in the inter-agency running event.