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05/10/21
Quthing, May 5 2021: IOM has been implementing the regional projects funded by UK-Aid titled ‘’Humanitarian response to vulnerable and stranded migrants in Southern Africa region’’ as part of the COVID-19 response. The countries which are implementing are South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Lesotho. IOM Lesotho has been working closely with Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), DISCOSEC (District COVID-19 Secretariat) and District Disaster Management Team (DDMT) to identify vulnerable returnees and their family members, as well as other extreme vulnerable youth in Mohales Hoek, Quthing and Qacha’s Nek districts and provide skills training to restore their livelihood.
Among the 180 beneficiaries who received skills training by the project, 60 of them have already graduated from College of Cooperative Entrepreneurship and Business Studies (CCBES) in February and March 2021 and started their own business in their respective districts. On May 1
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) - Jordan: Urgent gaps in protection and health services for persons with disabilities
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Summary
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been implementing since April 2018 a major protection and health program for persons with disabilities in Amman governorate, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Development, and Commonwealth Office (FCDO) within their protection business case for Jordan. The two related FCDO grants are ending on March 31st, 2021.
This situation is bringing to a sudden halt a wide portfolio of services for refugees and Jordanians with disabilities. In the current economic situation, the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) will be unable to assume responsibility for these services at short notice. Up to a hundred trained staff and volunteers, under HI management and in partner structures, will likely stop working with a major loss in specialised human resources for the protection and health sectors.
UNHCR Jordan: Azraq Refugee Camp - Factsheet, January 2021
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Working with partners
The camp management is co-coordinated by Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate (SRAD) and UNHCR. The camp has the potential to be expanded to accommodate 120,000 - 130,000 refugees at maximum capacity. The villagebased approach aims to foster a greater sense of ownership and community among residents. The camp has a coordination mechanism composed of different agencies, which include camp coordination, inter-agency community representatives’ meetings, sectors and Task Force meetings including information sessions.
Governmental partners: SRAD, Ministry of Labour (MoL), Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Justice (MoJ), and Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), Sharia’a Court, Civil Registry Department and Family Protection Department
WFP Jordan Country Brief, November 2020
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9,740 Jordanians and refugees benefited from livelihood activities
USD 39.1 m six months net funding requirements (December 2020- May 2021)
Operational Updates
• Under the General Food Assistance activity, WFP continued providing monthly food assistance through cash-based transfers to around 498,000 refugees residing in camps and communities.
Most refugees benefiting from this assistance come from Syria, with a minority from Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia.
• As part of the response to COVID-19 and to address refugees increasing vulnerabilities, WFP expanded its coverage in November to include an additional 100 refugees under its food assistance programme, making a total of around 15,450 refugees (around 5,450 households) since August. In Za’atari and Azraq camps, and with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, WFP has so far provided in-kind food assistance to over 2 thousand households in quarantine, 40 percent of them a
Private institutes to coordinate with MoSD before launching community initiatives
By: Times News Service
Muscat: The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) has invited all private sector institutes have to coordinate with the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) before launching any community initiatives.
A statement issued online by OCCI said, The Chamber calls on all private sector institutions to the necessity of prior coordination with the Ministry of Social Development before launching any community initiative, especially with regard to women’s programs, family development, or persons with disabilities, in order to ensure the success of these initiatives and their compatibility with the Sultanate’s directions to achieve the goals of Oman 2040 Vision.