New working group has been formed in response to Syrian situation, \"Children and GBV,\" recognising that not only children and women are affected in emergencies - but also men.

UN Agencies are increasing staff, with UNHCR expanding the registration team to speed up process, along with the arrival of some 13 emergency specialists, for WASH, Camp Management, Site Planning and Coordination.

Home visits have helped UNHCR and partners register close to 400 children in the Bekaa for remedial classes scheduled to begin next week.

UNHCR and partners continue to address growing needs, such as health and hygiene promotion, in the Bekaa in regards to mapping water sources. Water and Sanitation (WASH) experts are looking at water treatment options.

UNHCR Jordan registered a record number of individuals during April, with 7362 Syrian individuals presenting themselves at the Amman office.

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoHE) in Lebanon has appointed focal points within the Ministry to support the work of UNHCR and partners. This work will include liaising between UNHCR and public schools in the area to facilitate the implementation of educational activities.

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.

Jordan Humanitarian Fund JHF/ OCHA Health Sector picked up as one of the priority sector for March call while the sector define it priority under “Projects that support secondary health care for priority cases, such as Basic Emergency Obstetric care and Newborn Care (BEmONC) and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) including supporting priority medical referrals from the borders and camp”. Nutrition Sub Working Group: No significant changes reported in the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) and Supplementary Feeding Programme (SFP). The admission rate for SFP in Azraq camp reported higher compared to Za’atari camp and urban. Reproductive Health Sub Working Group (RHSWG): JICA’s project for Improvement of Services at Village Health Centers (VHCs) in Rural Host Communities of Syrian Refugees concluded. The project focused on the linkages between VHCs and communities. The RH working group has done review session for this model project for lesson learnt and results related to changing people’s attitude towards Reproductive Health /Family Planning practices and healthy life style. Zaatari Camp: - Community Health Programme activities handed over to Save the Children Jordan. - The second screening phase of the school health program including physical examinations for all student at first, third and fifth grades has been completed successfully. Azraq Camp: • Number of consultations reported higher by 15% compared to last month’s statistics, no changes on other statistical trends and remain stable for month of March. • An experiment was carried out under UNHCR Innovation Fellowship addressing the delays in medical emergency response by Civil Defense in the camp. Civil Defense respond to all call essentially and the main objective of the initiative is to enable Civil Defense prioritize cases and dispatch the ambulance accordingly. A second experiment will take place soon after adjusting for any main issues faced. Although analysis has not been completed yet, positive feedback from Civil Defense was reported. Berm Situation: Significant increase in number of patient accessing UN joint clinic noted with daily average of 167 cases. 4,346 patients accessed the clinic on March while 27 cases referred for treatment at Jordan hospitals. Malnutrition rate was stable at 3% among PLWs and at 1.8 among children under 5 years old. 24/7 health services operating plan established, resources allocated and communication made with MOFA and MOH for final clearance.

In April, 491,000 Syrian refugees residing in camps and host communities received monthly cash based transfers. Following an increase of WFP’s assistance, in response increases in tax on food commodities and the removal of a long-standing subsidy on bread, around 109,000 refugees residing in camps and 207,000 extremely vulnerable refugees living in communities received JOD 23 per person per month, while 175,000 refugees categorized as vulnerable received JOD 15 per person per month.

WASH Sector: in April, WASH services were provided to 120,271 Syrian refugees, including 68,000 children, living in Azraq, Zaatari, and King Abdulla camps and host communities.