HIGHLIGHTS
The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan 2016-2017
The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) 2016-2017 in response to the Syria crisis was released on 7 December as part of the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview in Geneva.
The 2016-2017 3RP covers the activities of some 200 partners including UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. It is composed of country chapters developed under the leadership of national authorities with support from the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in each country. It draws together the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP), Jordan Response Plan (JRP) and country chapters in Turkey, Iraq and Egypt.
United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) and NGO partners are appealing for up to USD 4.55 billion to support those national plans, an increase of 5 per cent compared to the revised 2015 appeal. This small increase reflects continued efforts to make the response more effective, targeted and efficient, including through cash-based interventions to provide assistance for food and other basic needs such as rent and household items. Agencies are undertaking improved targeting of resources and assistance to the most vulnerable.
Key strategic directions in the 3RP 2016-2017 include greater investment in education and increased opportunities for vocational training and livelihoods for refugees and host communities. The partners behind the programme are also calling for more support to the most vulnerable refugees to meet their food and other basic needs, alongside increased support to national capacities and systems for the delivery of health, education, water and other services. The Regional Strategic Overview of the 3RP 2016-2017 is available at: http://www.3rpsyriacrisis.org/