The first of UNHCR’s training series for the staff of the provincial directorates of the İŞKUR was held in Ankara.

At the closing night of the 24th Istanbul Jazz Festival organized by the IKSV, Syrian Women’s Choir performed alongside the Syrian Jazz artist Basel Rajoub.

UNHCR Turkey held its 2nd Quarterly Information Sharing Session with Refugee Outreach Volunteers coming from provinces located in central Anatolia.

A 3-day training on child protection was held in Istanbul, with active participation of some 30 frontline actors from partner organizations in Istanbul.

UNHCR organized various events to mark the International Women’s Day around Turkey with the participation of Syrian and Turkish women.

UNHCR participated in the World Youth Forum in Sharm El Sheikh. Young refugees got the chance to share their stories.

WASH: In March, WASH services were provided to 119,156 Syrian refugees, including 67,460 children, living in Azraq, Zaatari, and King Abdulla camps and host communities.

• CP & ESWG Meeting: During April CP SWG and Education Sector Working Group conducted a join meeting, The purpose of the join meeting is to focus on cross cutting issues between the CP and the Education sectors and have an in depth discussion on the issue of violence against children (VAC), the group came up with a list of recommendation as a way forward.

• SGBV SWG finalized key coordination tools for the first quarter of 2018. This includes the SGBV SWG 2018 workplan, and a guidance on safe referrals for non-GBV specialized agencies. • GBV IMS taskforce hold a signatory ceremony of the new Information Sharing Protocol, endorsed by seven organizations.. The new Information Sharing Protocol is setting out guiding principles and procedures for sharing anonymous aggregated data on reported cases of SGBV with consent of survivors.

Shelter Sector: by end of April a total of 2,862 shelters were upgraded and repaired in Azraq and Zaatari camps.