WBFO Emergency Appeal Transition 2012-2015

OVERVIEW

Humanitarian Programming in 2012

PROTECTION CRISIS

• Prevalence of “push factors” for forced

displacement

� Restrictive planning and zoning

regime, particularly in Area C

� Settlement expansion and settler

violence

VULNERABILITY OF REFUGEES

� Humanitarian and economic impact of

Israeli restrictions on movement of

goods and persons

� Refugees more vulnerable than non-

refugees

UNRWA’s response: OSOs,

Protection, Community Mental

Health, Mobile Health Teams, JCP

2011

Number of individuals benefiting

from cash assistance following

house demolitions

7,560

Number of individuals benefiting

from quarterly food rations

18,603

Number of individuals affected by

protection crisis incidents

(documented)

27,387

Refugees Non

refugees

Unemployment

rate

21.4% 16.1%

Food security 29% for camp-

based refugees

31% for herders

in Area C

17%

Why an EA Transition Process ?

UNRWA became a

provider of last

resort as a result of

the humanitarian

crisis, particularly

for health and relief

services

Temporary increase

in demand and

operating costs

Restructuring

of emergency

operations

Reduced EA funding

Preserve the core services

that have been supported

with a “surge capacity

Improve the appropriateness

of UNRWA’s humanitarian interventions

Review parameters Recommendation

Seeking

efficiencies

across the board

Continued humanitarian need

Activities continue to

constitute crucial

components of the Field’s

humanitarian response

Linkage with core UNRWA

programmes

Activities essential to

maintain and enhance

through the reforms

Key Parameters of the Six Month Review

Health in Review

WHAT REMAINS

• No regular staff discontinued

• Primary Health Care delivered in all clinics

• Mobile and Mental Health delivered at a similar level, through emergency programming

• Hospitalisation coverage for Special Hardship Cases remains at 90%

WHAT CHANGES

• Changes to the provision of specialised services to maximise the use of existing resources

• Rationalisation of referrals

• Share of Agency’s contribution to hospitalisation may be altered slightly

IMPLICATIONS

• Rationalisation of services through the Family Health Team and better management of patient flow

• Improved preventive care

RSS in Review

WHAT REMAINS

• No regular staff discontinued

• UNRWA/WFP food distribution to Bedouins/Herders in Area C

• Emergency Cash Assistance to victims of demolitions

WHAT CHANGES

• Transition of emergency food assistance in the seam zone to regular food assistance in 2013

• Operationalisationof Registered Refugee Information System (RRIS) to replace Da’am targeting system

IMPLICATIONS

• The food insecure families not covered by the regular programme will be offered assistance under JCP.

• Increased efficiency of targeting through RRIS

JCP in Review

WHAT REMAINS

• Regular staff not affected

• Emergency staffing structure will depend on the number of food insecure families served

• Cash-for-Work for the current caseload of food insecure refugees will continue -pending funding availability

WHAT CHANGES

• Cash-for-Work model reformed to improve the matching between the applicant’s skills and job opportunities

• Livelihoods interventions gradually introduced

• Job placement and career guidance gradually introduced

IMPLICATIONS

• Focus on individual rather than community deliverables

• Enhanced livelihood interventions (in coordination with CSC and village councils)

Enhancing the efficiency of UNRWA’s

humantiarian response

• Continuing Cash-for-Work through a reformed JCP and piloting of livelihood interventions (across the West Bank, including in Area C)

• Mitigating the impact of protection incidents through the Crisis intervention model

• Operating mobile clinics in Area C and Seam Zone

• Providing food assistance to Bedouin/Herders in Area C

• Providing psychosocial support to Bedouin/herder communities in Area C

• Safeguarding UNRWA’s neutrality and access

Emergency Interventions

Communication & Donor Support

Engaging stakeholders and Mobilising support

• Engaging with PA, Area Staff Union, Camp Services Committee, Palestine refugees

• Communicating the rationale, expected outcomes and positive results of the transition

• Support of UNRWA’s Advisory Commission is essential

Support financially the EA 2013 West Bank Operations

• Funding requirement of US$55 million

• Financial support is essential to deliver on the outcomes of this planning process

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