Backgrounder
Canada’s announcement of $50.35 million in funding will help experienced humanitarian partners provide life-saving assistance to millions of people in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
Syria – $27 million
World Food Programme (WFP) – $10 million in funding to WFP to help meet the nutrition and food security needs of crisis-affected people in Syria.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – $5 million in funding to UNHCR to provide comprehensive protection and shelter interventions to crisis-affected people in Syria.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) – $4 million in funding to UNFPA to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and services in response to sexual and gender-based violence in Syria.
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – $5 million in funding to OCHA to support the Syria and Turkey Humanitarian Funds: these funds provide flexible, responsive mechanisms to deliver immediate life-saving assistance throughout Syria, as needs emerge.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – $3 million in funding to the ICRC to provide improved health, protection, livelihoods and shelter assistance to crisis-affected people in Syria.
Lebanon – $12 million
UNHCR – $6 million in funding to UNHCR to provide comprehensive protection and shelter interventions to crisis-affected people in Lebanon.
WFP – $4 million in funding to WFP to help meet the nutrition and food security needs of crisis-affected people in Lebanon.
UNICEF – $2 million in funding to UNICEF to provide health and water, sanitation and hygiene services to crisis-affected people in Lebanon.
Jordan – $7.5 million
UNHCR – $3 million in funding to UNHCR to provide comprehensive protection and shelter interventions to crisis-affected people in Jordan.
WFP – $2.5 million in funding to WFP to help meet the nutrition and food security needs of crisis-affected people in Jordan.
UNFPA – $1 million in funding to UNFPA to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and services in response to sexual and gender-based violence to refugees and host communities in Jordan.
UNICEF – $1 million in funding to UNICEF to provide health and water, sanitation and hygiene services to crisis-affected people in Jordan.
Jordan and Lebanon – $65,000
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) – $65,000 in funding to NRC for an initiative to examine good practices, challenges and approaches that maximize the benefits of multi-year funding in Jordan and Lebanon.
Iraq – $3.785 million
WFP – $2.35 million in funding to WFP to help meet the nutrition and food security needs of crisis-affected people in Iraq.
UNHCR – $1.435 million in funding to UNHCR to provide comprehensive protection and shelter interventions to crisis-affected people in Iraq.
