The 3RP Iraq for 2018-2019 is ongoing with 32 appealing agencies, including local and international NGOs and the UN agencies.

Le 3RP Irak pour 2018-2019 est en cours avec 32 agences qui lace l'appel, y compris des ONG locales et internationales et les agences des Nations Unis.

UNHCR participated in the First International Youth Culture Conference under the theme “Bridging Differences through Sports & Media” from 27 to 29 November 2017. The conference aims at promoting, sustaining, and understanding dialogue between different cultures through appreciation of diversity. The conference brings together sports teams of refugees, host community, and journalists from around the world to promote peaceful coexistence.

In November, the Basic Needs Working Group provided around 14,949,410 US$ worth of regular cash, winterization assistances and non-food item (NFIs) to vulnerable beneficiaries from the refugee and host Community.

WFP resumed its support to the national school meals programme reaching over 310,000 schoolchildren via date bars and around 25,000 via healthy meals in host communities. In addition, WFP reached around 28,000 Syrian schoolchildren attending formal education in Zaatari and Azraq camps via date bar and healthy meal distribution.

UNHCR released a report on sexual violence against men and boys in the Syrian crisis, report is available on the UNHCR data portal - Protection and SGBV page.

UNHCR released a report on sexual violence against men and boys in the Syrian crisis, report is available on the UNHCR data portal - Protection and SGBV page.

MENA Civil Society Network for Displacement report on youth consultations is released and available on the UNHCR data portal

IMC Understanding the Mental Health and PSS Needs, and Service Utilization of Syrian Refugees and Jordanian report finalized and available on UNHCR data portal

Eighteen students, in their third and fourth grades, at the Alexandria International Academy - AIA had the opportunity to learn about refugees and their situation in Egypt through a school initiative. The nine and ten-year olds attended a two-hour presentation by UNHCR on 4 December, where they discussed different topics relating to refugees. This included looking at who is a refugee, reasons refugees flee their countries of origin, what UNHCR and its partners provide in terms of services and assistance, and means of assisting refugees in Egypt.