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TURKEY MONTHLY UPDATE - AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
PROTECTION NEEDS ANALYSIS:
2,072,290 registered Syrian refugees as end September 2015.
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS:
Development and strengthe ning of the registration system, carried out by the Government of T urkey, has been noted, as reflected in increased registration figures during the first two months of 2015. UNHCR continues to work closely with the authorities in support of es tablishing a systematic mechanism for capturing vulnerabilities and identification of protection needs of refugees undergoing registration.
Registration of camp and non-camp Syrian refugees continued to take place during August and September 2015 under the supervision of Ministry of Interior Directorate General of Migration Management. As of end September 2015, 2,072,290 Syrians were biometrically registered.
In response to the nee d to ens ure linkages and coordination between hea lth and othe r re levant service provide rs, including social se rvices, a re strengthene d and s upporte d, 3RP Pa rtne rs continue to collaborate with the Government of Turkey in order to ensure more comprehensive and holistic responses to SGBV.
UNHCR’s protection hotline received 519 calls during the reporting period, while over 1088 Syrian families including SGBV cases and children at risk were provided A Syrian refugee woman with two of her children in Kahramanmaras camp. UNHCR/N.Bose with technical advice, counselling and interventions by UNHCR were ensured through referrals to government institutions and partner NGOs. During the Key Figures: Planned Sector Response: reporting period, 2160 Syrian individuals were submitted for resettlement. 2,500,000
Direct benificiaries
Registered Refugees
During the course of August-September 2015, UNHCR trained approximately 408 counterparts and relevant stakeholders, including government interlocutors such as the staff of the Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), Status: NGO staff and refugee committees. Protection trainings focused on international refugee law, including the 1951 Refugee Convention, international protection 2,092,790 84% framework in Turkey, the temporary protection regime for Syrians, access to territory, identification of and referral mechanisms for persons with special needs including children protection, best interest assessment (BIA) and determination (BID) as well as SGBV cases, as well as community empowerment and participation. Further trainings covered SGBV and early marriages. During the reporting period, IOM ECM (Emergency Case management) continued to receive referrals from various NGOs for assistance. Types of assistance provided include medical equipment, transportation, food assistance, accommodation and rental assistance. IOM also continued to support STL community center in Urfa. UNICEF established two mobile Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in partnership with the Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) for use in Urfa. Once operational they will serve about 100 children and adolescents per day. They will also serve as emergency units in case of new mass arrivals into Turkey. UNICEF also supported the establishment of 3 new community centers in Gaziantep; Şanlıurfa and Mardin which will offer a set of comprehensive life skills, psychosocial services and peerto-peer support for out-of-school adolescents and youth. In Şanlıurfa, 2 new safe spaces for adolescent girls will address their specific gender-related needs through specialized multi-sectoral support services.
Civil society and NGO actors continue to be supporte d by 3RP partners on the identification of vulne rable children and prevention and response mechanisms to various child prote ction challe nges ide ntified. Lack of formal national Best Interest De termination (BID) procedures continue to pose risks for identifying children. According to Governme nt figures, at least 50 per cent of refugees are in need of psychosocial support at community level. 3RP partners are work towa rds e nhancing existing mechanisms for the identification of refugees in need, and through s trengthened support to relevant national institutions and collaboration with the health and education sector, to expand psychosocial services. While the tem pora ry protection regula tion cla rifies Syrian refugees’ legal status , 3RP pa rtne rs continue to focus efforts in strengthe ning access to information, information dissemination, and outreach mechanisms, in orde r to address the identifie d need to ensure refugees' awareness of the ir rights, obligations, and ways to access protection.
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TURKEY RESPONSE INDICATORS: JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2015 Progress Planned Response, by end-2015
# of partners supported with specialized activities to promote social engagement and cohesion of youth
3
# of persons trained on strengthening SGBV response
2,633
# of persons trained on access to territory an international protection
2,083
# of youth attending specialized training courses
4,702
# of Syrians submitted for resettlement by UNHCR
4,539
# of Syrians registered by the Government of Turkey
2,092,790
# of Community Centers established or supported
11
# of partners empowered to support community based protection and psycho-social support interventions
13
# of persons benefitting from services in the community centers
131,448
# persons reached through information campaigns or cross-cultural activity events
23,888
# ofpersons provided with SGBV brochures
873,500
# of applicants who receive PSS (individual and in groups)
13,056
# of children who receive child protection services
37,168
# of most vulnerable children (cases) supported through government services
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