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IOM Appeals for US$ 95 Million for Syria, Neighbouring Countries

IOM, in coordination with the UN, is appealing for USD 95 million to continue to provide life-saving emergency aid inside Syria and in neighbouring countries through year end.

The appeal, launched today, is seeking USD 41 million for projects inside Syria, including the provision of desperately needed non-food relief items and shelter for internally displaced families, displacement tracking and the on-going emergency repatriation of stranded migrant workers.

Some USD 13 million will go towards non-food relief items for 500,000 people and USD 10 million towards the repair of collective shelters, shelter kits and cash grants for some 87,500 internally displaced people (IDPs).

Another USD 8 million will provide protection and community services for conflict-affected Syrians and emergency evacuation for up to 4,500 stranded, vulnerable migrants. IOM has already helped over 3,400 migrant workers to return home from Syria. Many were Filipina domestic helpers.

Some USD 4 million will go towards income generation schemes to help the most vulnerable IDPs, particularly female-headed households and a further USD 4 million will go towards training local NGO partners, displacement tracking and information management.

The remaining USD 2 million will go towards primary health care and medical referrals for some 50,000 conflict-affected people.

An estimated 6.8 million Syrians – or a third of the population – are thought to be in need of aid and, of these, an estimated 4.25 million are thought to have been internally displaced by the war.

The appeal calls for another USD 54 million to fund projects in neighbouring countries, including emergency transportation for refugees from the border to camps, essential non-food relief items, shelter and health care for people fleeing the conflict.

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