I. General / Inter-Sector Update
3RP 2016 Appeal: In support of the Jordan Response Plan (JRP), the inter-agency appeal was launched within October. Following trainings of some 150 UN and NGO staff, 58 partners entered over 1,700 projects and activities in Activityinfo planning database. Fifty-five partners appealed for funds under the Refugee Pillar and 31 under the Resilience Pillar. The refugee sector chairs reviewed the entries in line with the agreed criteria – ensuring that the appeal was credible and well-grounded. The total appeal is 1.1billion USD, of which 750million USD is for the refugee pillar. Presented to the heads of agencies at the IATF on 29th October, the appeal was subsequently submitted to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation for comments. This compares the total JRP appeal for 2016 of 2.7billion USD and 8.1billion USD for 2016 to 2018, with the latter representing the total budgetary requirements as defined by the Government of Jordan.
Winterization: With colder months approaching, the multi-sector Winterization Task Force has been reactivated, planning and overseeing a consolidated winterization response. For the 2015-2016 Winter period more than 341,904 Syrian refugees within urban settlements are expected to receive winterization assistance in the form of cash assistance, non-food items (thermal blankets, gas cylinders, refills and replenishments, clothing items, hygiene kits, matts, mattresses and carpets) tents, plastic sheeting, shelter sealing off kits, shelter rehabilitation services and emergency response kits amounting to the value of USD 21,230,939. As part of the response, UNICEF’s winterization programme will start from mid-November, targeting the most vulnerable children with winter-kits and cash assistance. For more details see Basic Needs below.