Preliminary Appeal Target: US$1,053,575
Balance Requested: US$1,043,575
Geneva, 05.07.2016
Dear Colleagues,
Since the eruption of the Syrian conflict in 2011, about 4.2 million people have been displaced outside Syria. More than 20,000 Syrian refugees came to Armenia. The vast majority of them are of Armenian descendants from Aleppo. Other minorities such as the Yezidis and the Assyrians have also found refuge in Armenia. Furthermore, there are also approximately 1,000 refugees from Northern-Iraq in Armenia.
Currently, there are approximately 10,000 Syrian refugees registered as vulnerable and in need of humanitarian assistance in Armenia. Moreover, Armenia is among the countries in Europe with the highest per capita ratio of refugees/asylum seekers from Syria (6 Syrian refugees per 1000 inhabitants). The lack of the governments’ ability to adequately address the needs of refugees in Armenia, calls for local and international organizations to provide subsidiary support.
While some persons displaced from Syria managed to bring significant resources and are self-reliant, others have exhausted their resources and are more vulnerable and less well-off. Newly arrived refugees in particular find themselves in a destitute situation. Refugees struggle for their safe and adequate housing, livelihood and face major barriers to integration. Struggling to feel safe and to live a life in dignity in Armenia and the traumas from the war in Syria, leave refugees in high need of psychosocial support.