Lebanon: Lebanon: UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees, 9-16 November 2012

Highlights of the week

• The number of Syrians receiving protection and assistance in Lebanon has reached 122,000;
• UNHCR registered some 5,000 refugees this week;
• The World Food Programme (WFP) began the mapping and assessment of local grocery shops in South Lebanon in preparation for the implementation of the food voucher system in the South;
• Over 6,000 people benefited from food vouchers, winterization items, hygiene and baby kits this week through UNHCR, WFP, DRC, World Vision (WVI), Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre (CLMC), Makhzoumi Foundation and UNICEF efforts;
• UNHCR , UN agencies, and local and international NGOs started the review of the fourth Regional Response Plan funding appeal for the Syrian displacement programme;
• The contingency plans of all affected countries including Syria were reviewed at a meeting in Amman this week to ensure greater preparedness among all actors.