Child Protection SWG 2018 workplan has been finalized and uploaded on the portal http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/download.php?id=15078

A planning workshop was conducted in January with16 organizations who drafted recommendations linked to SGBV gap analysis and 2018 workplan draft

Understanding the MH and PSS Needs, and service utilization of Syrian refugees and Jordanian national’s assessment and report has been finalized and uploaded

The National Mental Health and substance Use plan (2018-2021) has been finalized and will be shared soon on UNHCR DataPortal

During January UNHCR gave a detailed refresher on CP/SGBV Case Management (Definition, services, aim and guiding principles) in the PWG

PMU/MOPIC is looking into upgrading the system of work permit issuance, automating the process to an online system. This will also help accuracy of data collected by the MoL.

In February, the Basic Needs Working Group provided around 3,385,401 US$ worth of regular cash, winterization assistances and non-food item (NFIs) to vulnerable beneficiaries from the refugee and host Community.

In Feb, 491,000 Syrian refugees residing in camps and host communities received monthly cash based transfers. Around 109,000 refugees reside in camps and 207,000 extremely vulnerable refugees living in communities received USD 28.2 per person per month; while 175,000 refugees categorized as vulnerable to food security received USD 14.1 per person per month.

In March, the Basic Needs Working Group provided around 3,757,926 US$ worth of regular cash, winterization assistances and non-food item (NFIs) to vulnerable beneficiaries from the refugee and host Community.

In February, the Jordanian Government increased taxes and removed subsidies on basic commodities such as bread. To ensure beneficiaries maintain the same level of purchasing power to meet their basic food needs, WFP will increase the assistance to Syrian refugees living in host communities as of April 2018. For extremely vulnerable cases, the increase will be from 20 JD to 23 JD, while for vulnerable cases the current assistance of 10 JD will be increased to 15 JD. The relatively higher increase for vulnerable cases is due to the outcomes of WFP food security monitoring exercise, which has shown a trend since 2016 for the group of vulnerable cases to be most food insecure, as compared to extremely vulnerable and non-assisted cases.