UNHCR has awarded 315 scholarships to Syrians in Jordan in 2017 through (DAFI) program .new call will be announced in the coming days for 30 slots for other Nat

NRC has commenced storm water works of opening rainwater trenches and cleaning culverts this week in preparation for winterization, and starting in District

Global Handwashing Day was celebrated in Zaatari and Azraq, to increase awareness and understanding about the importance of hand washing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Celebrations reached an estimated 5,532 people in camps.

Over the past 10 days UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has received reports of some 30 improvised rafts arriving from Myanmar, carrying more than a thousand people. Unable to pay for the crossing, refugees are building rafts from whatever material they can get their hands on – mostly bamboo poles and empty jerry cans tied together with rope and covered with plastic sheets. More than 200 Rohingya refugees are known to have drowned in shipwrecks and boat incidents since the start of the crisis on 25 August.

Under the auspices of the Protection Working Group, an operational level Durable Solutions Technical Group (DSTG) was established in Jordan in October 2017

IMC is in the final stage of drafting the report on Understanding the Mental Health and PSDD Needs, and Service Utilization of Syrian Refugees and Jordanians

WHO in collaboration with the MoH is conducting a national situational analysis on substance use in Jordan,to develop a national action plan on substance USE

81,000 Venezuelans have entered Peru between January – July 2017, 60% entered through the northern border crossing of Tumbes.

The Caribbean islands are receiving increasing numbers of Venezuelans, with around 60,000 living in Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao and Aruba.

Substandard shelters and services are forcing indigenous Warao to move further south in Brazil, away from main refugee receiving centres of Manaus, Pacaraima and Boa Vista. UNHCR is supporting livelihoods activities for Warao persons living in shelters.