Highlights

In quarter three, 238,634 individuals, including 150,571 children, benefitted from protection services offered by a network of 83 UNICEF-supported child and adolescent-friendly spaces, community centres and case management offices across Türkiye.

In Lebanon, UNICEF vaccinated 10,233 children against measles and 13,791 children with Penta 3.

UNICEF Jordan reached a total of 135,877 people with critical lifesaving WASH services in camps and ITSs, including 88,192 people (49 per cent female) with non-food items, necessary to maintain a high level of hygiene and reduce the risk against disease.

In Iraq, UNICEF provided access for Syrian refugees living in camps to the baby hut initiative, which creates an enabling environment for immediate and exclusive breastfeeding, IYCF counselling and nutrition status monitoring.

In Egypt, UNICEF and Ain Shams University provided blended learning and digital training for a total of 763 teachers, out of which 192 were of Syrian nationality.

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs

The situation for more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Türkiye remains challenging. This figure includes almost 1.8 million children, 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers of other nationalities, of whom at least 140,000 are children.

Türkiye also remains a leading transit country for registered and unregistered refugees and migrants on the move. As of the end of September 2022, nearly 40,000 people (over 18,000 in the reporting period between July and September), were rescued or apprehended by Turkish authorities at sea and land borders. Syrians, Yemenis and Afghans constitute the top-three nationalities among sea border apprehensions/ rescues.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Türkiye continues to have profound and far-reaching socio-economic consequences, beyond its immediate health impacts, on already vulnerable groups, including refugees.

Over 400,000 school-aged refugee children are still out of school and do not have any access to education opportunities. They are one of the most vulnerable groups in Türkiye, facing multiple child protection risks, including psychosocial distress, child labour, child marriage and other forms of exploitation and abuse.

Source: UN Children’s Fund