Shelter:By end of September a total of 4,886 Shelters were upgraded and repaired in Azraq and Zaatari camps.

WASH: In September, WASH services were provided to more than 80,383 Syrian refugees, living in Azraq, Zaatari, and King Abdulla camps and host communities.

54 per cent of the Burundian Refugee population are children. In response to this crisis, and in light of the serious impact on children, UNHCR and child protection partners have come together to jointly agree on a Regional Plan of Action for the Protection of Refugee Children for the period January to December 2018. Download the document here https://bit.ly/2QVzk2i

CPSWG : has developed new Referral Pathways divided in core case management and related services (including Education, services for children with disabilities, legal assistance, health and MHPSS as well as livelihoods).

MHPSS:• Jordan will host the annual meeting for MHPSS RG between 30th and the 1st of November.

52% of the total 232,716 Burundian refugees will remain in emergency shelters and over 17,600 refugee students will continue to attend classes under trees due to under-funding of the Burundian Refugee Situation.

High rates of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) rates are reported in asylum countries, compounding pre-existing protection challenges faced by the South Sudanese refugees prior to their flight in particular for women, children and youth.

Food ration cuts have left refugees with insufficient to feed families. Shelters are in desperate conditions in places, health centres are struggling to cope with the number of patients, classrooms are overcrowded, and capacity to help unaccompanied children and survivors of sexual violence is very limited.

UNHCR establish call center to ease communication with refugees to enable them to report urgent protection and assistance-related problems, receive guidance on queries that they raise, lodge complaints about sensitive incidents or obtain general information and advice.

Dear partners, We are pleased to share with you that Expo 2020 initiated a program called Innovation Impact Grant Program. This program offers grants up to USD 100,000 to entrepreneurs who have initiatives related to refugees and overall humanitarian areas. To be qualified for the grant, the initiative/company has to be less than 10 years old. In addition to USD 100,000 the innovators receive exposure, access to new business opportunities, and potential of being showcased at the Expo event. To date, Expo Live 70 innovators form 42 countries. Here is nice video about Expo Live: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJWjzqLzQeMP2iJHPMMU8rppFK70KUkj/view For further detailed information and how to apply, please visit the link below : https://www.expo2020dubai.com/expo-live/Innovation#how-to-apply For any technical support please contact EXPO 2020 via this email: expolive@expo2020.ae Good luck and best wishes,