28 April 2021

MHPSS information sharing platform

Online collection of resources relevant to MHPSS, No Lost Generation's Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) taskforce has created this platform for organizations, practitioners and researchers to gather all existing resources - reports, articles - on the topic. Every month, members of the taskforce will choose a specific theme to populate this platform. More resources will be soon…, Brussels Vii - No Lost Generation Advocacy Brief, Key figures and advocacy messages from No Lost Generation and the Syrian Youth Advisory Group (YAG) ahead of the Brussels VII conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region   (1)  On the urgent need to address chronic funding gaps in the Syria crisis response: The chronic underfunding of Syria’s Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and……, Uplifting young Syrian voices after 12 years of conflict & displacement, No Lost Generation is excited to be hosting a side event ahead of the Brussels VII conference for Syria and the region. The virtual event will be taking place on June 13 at 2 PM Amman time. It will feature Syrian youth from the region (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkiye) as well as INGO, UN, and donor agencies. The discussion will focus on…, Evidence for Investment, There are more than 100 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, and almost half are children. For the youngest children, these disruptions come during a critical window in their development1. Too often, the lack of early childhood development (ECD) programming in humanitarian contexts has left these children behind, and there is limited… See…, First Jordanian University to lower fees for all refugee students, JORDAN | UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Al Yarmouk University aiming to facilitate the access of refugee students to higher education in the undergraduate and graduate programmes of this prestigious institution by reducing financial barriers. Thanks to this initiative, several thousand refugee……, An overview of gender-based violence risks in the 2023, In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria on February 6, 2023, thousands of people have moved to collective shelters to seek temporary refuge. To date, according to local and government sources, about 6,000 people have been killed and more than 12,000 injured across Syria. Based on the available data and initial assessments…, 12 years on, A woman looks over a scene of destruction following the earthquakes, Jinderis, Syria. © UNFPA/Karam Al-Masri A woman looks over a scene of destruction following the earthquakes, Jinderis, Syria. “For most people in Syria, life today carries very few prospects for a better future,” says Rima, a young woman from Aleppo, who recently accessed… Read…, Syria: Rights of women and girls hang in the balance, UNFPA and partners assist women affected by the February earthquakes in Suran, Hama Governorate. UNFPA supports 14 women’s and girls’ safe spaces in northwest Syria, where women and girls exposed to violence can go to recover and receive protection, information and advice. As 12 of these spaces were damaged in the disaster, mobile teams have been…, No Lost Generation - Syria 12, 15 March 2023 – Twelve years since the beginning of the conflict, Syria remains the world’s largest displacement crisis with more than 13 million Syrian women, men and children having fled the country or been displaced within its borders. The humanitarian situation in neighbouring host countries remains dire, with Türkiye hosting the largest… Read…, Dire consequences: 12 years of suffering in Syria, Humanitarian needs are currently at their highest in Syria and neighbouring host countries, as Syrian families, girls and boys continue to bear the brunt of conflict, violence and displacement, 12 years on. Syria is the world’s largest displacement crisis with more than 13 million people having either fled the country or been displaced within its…, No Lost Generation relieved by 6-month extension to Syria cross-border resolution, 10 January 2023 – No Lost Generation (NLG) welcomes the renewal by the United Nations Security Council of the cross-border resolution which allows for humanitarian aid to reach more than 4 million people in Northwest Syria , the majority of whom are currently food insecure . More than 1.7 million girls and boys also reside in this isolated border…, UN humanitarian leaders urge Security Council to preserve crossborder aid lifeline to north-west Syria, NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 2 January 2023 - "United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west Syria from across the Turkish border – is set to expire in eight days. If the Council fails to extend it, the consequences will be catastrophic for 4.1 million people in non-… Read…, Reaching the Final straw, Almost 12 years since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, 4.6 million people – 80% of whom are women and children – remain trapped in the Northwest of Syria, where the majority of the population are now food insecure. Increasingly vulnerable families and communities are struggling to meet their basic needs as prices  of daily food items continue…