Type of Population
Refugees1
Asylum-seekers
Origin
Of whom assisted
by UNHCR
Per cent
female
Per cent
under 18
471,400
62,700
50
38
Somalia
2,200
2,200
61
49
Afghanistan
1,700
1,700
49
42
Sudan
600
600
45
50
Various
500
500
55
34
Iraq
700
700
40
33
Sudan
700
700
42
46
Afghanistan
190
190
46
35
Yemen
170
170
41
42
Various
490
490
51
35
Iraq
IDPs
Syrian Arab Rep.
2,016,500
700,000
-
-
Stateless
Stateless persons
221,000
-
-
-
Returnees (refugees)
Turkey
68,600
-
-
-
2,784,750
769,950
Total
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Total
The Iraqi refugee figure of 471,400 is a Government estimate. Demographic breakdown refers to registered refugees only.
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Achievements and impact
Favourable protection environment
Nearly 5,700 people of concern received legal counselling.
Some 1,100 people benefited from sessions to raise awareness
of their rights and obligations under Syrian law with regard
to personal status, divorce, sexual and gender-based violence
(SGBV), child protection and human trafficking.
Fair protection processes
As per the June 2012 eligibility guidelines on Iraqi refugees,
UNHCR ceased prima facie recognition for this group. All
cases were registered as asylum-seekers and referred for
refugee status determination (RSD) interviews.
At the end of 2012, a total of some 67,700 Iraqi and non-Iraqi
refugees were registered with UNHCR in Syria. Some 4,150
were newly registered cases.
Security from violence and exploitation
UNHCR’s SGBV prevention programme assisted nearly 1,500
women.
More than 60 survivors of SGBV were given legal advice by
lawyers from implementing partner agencies, while some 250
beneficiaries received counselling by means of a telephone
hotline. Together with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
Society, UNHCR distributed more than 2,300 pyjama sets to
children in juvenile centres and internally displaced person
(IDP) shelters. Some 50 children participated in recreational
activities in the Unaccompanied Children Centre.
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Basic need and services
In 2012, UNHCR provided multi-sector assistance to some
700,000 internally displaced Syrians and some 67,700 Iraqi
and non-Iraqi refugees.
UNHCR gave monthly cash assistance to nearly 9,000 refugee
and 14,700 IDP families. In addition, more than 1,500 refugee
families in urgent need were provided with cash grants.
More than 11,000 refugee children benefited from UNHCR’s
education grants programme in 2012. UNHCR scholarships
for tertiary education assisted 310 students. Some 40,000
Syrian children were provided with school materials.
More than 88,000 refugees benefited from primary health
care services, and nearly 143,500 primary health care
interventions benefited 66,400 IDPs.
UNHCR distributed NFIs to some 90,000 IDP families.
Living conditions in 42 IDP collective shelters hosting nearly
24,000 individuals were improved.
Community participation and self-management
More than 14,000 people were counselled by UNHCR social
workers. Some 1,500 cases were identified and referred for
psychosocial support. Nearly 650 psychosocial assessments
were carried out and approximately 3,000 psychosocial
counselling sessions were conducted.
Approximately 3,500 people benefited from recreational
activities.
In 2012, despite the reduction in the number of refugee
outreach volunteers from 146 to 82, those who remained
reached some 16,300 refugees and conducted more than
22,600 counselling sessions.
More than 6,600 refugees attended vocational training
courses and some 1,200 participated in life-skills training to
improve their livelihood opportunities. Some 40 business
initiatives received start-up grants.
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