AMOUNT: EUR 330 000 000
The present Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) was prepared on the basis of financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2016/01000 (Worldwide Decision) and the related General Guidelines for Operational Priorities on Humanitarian Aid (Operational Priorities). The purpose of the HIP and its annex is to serve as a communication tool for ECHO's partners and to assist in the preparation of their proposals. The provisions of the Worldwide Decision and the General Conditions of the Agreement with the European Commission shall take precedence over the provisions in this document.
0. MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP
First modification (29 March 2016)
An additional amount of EUR 130 million is meant to address the increasing humanitarian needs of displaced people and refugees, covering the dramatic developments, both in Syria as well as in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.
Widespread conflict and high levels of violence continued throughout Syria in the past months.
Indiscriminate and disproportionate aerial bombings and ground attacks by parties to the conflict, continued to kill, injure and displace civilian populations across the country. Systematic disregard for the rules of international humanitarian law and the obligation of all parties to protect civilians characterized the conduct of hostilities.
Amidst the intensification of fighting and escalation of violence, additional 150,000 Syrians have been forcibly displaced within the country since February. These populations are in need of lifesaving assistance all the more since persisting insecurity, the deepening economic decline, and the reduced availability of basic services (in particular health, water and sanitation) have contributed to the exacerbation of the humanitarian needs over the past year. The dramatic situation of over 30,000 people stranded at the border with Jordan and more than 75,000 people at the border with Turkey requires immediate attention. The number of people amassing along the border has risen sharply following the recent intensification of conflict in Syria and is expected to continue increasing.
Following months of intensified fighting, a fragile Cessation of Hostilities agreed on 27th February has drastically reduced violence across the country.
Against this background, humanitarian actors have scaled up immediate life-saving response.
UN Agencies have reported that humanitarian access has improved, thus creating new opportunities to deliver assistance in places that have been extremely difficult to reach in a regular manner for a long time. Combining regular aid and specially organized operations to besieged towns, UN Agencies and partners have delivered urgently needed assistance to more than six million people since the beginning of 2016. Moreover, rapid deployment of additional humanitarian response will be needed as safe and sustained humanitarian access to population in need is progressively granted.
The additional funding will support multi-sectoral life-saving emergency activities including hygiene and winterization items, temporary shelter/NFIs, emergency health and food, with strong focus on assistance in hard-to-reach and besieged areas. Support to existing coordination mechanisms and enhanced emergency surge capacity of partners will also be considered. ECHO will also support the most vulnerable Syrian children with specific informal education and child protection activities based on their needs. Funding will be decided on the basis of absorption capacity and proven readiness to adjust assistance and intervene in immediate life-saving operations.