3RP Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan 2016 - 2017 in response to the Syria Crisis: Mid-Year Report, June 2016

After five and a half years of conflict, the situation in Syria is worsening: there is increased fighting and violence on the ground and no clear road map to peace. Displacement continues inside Syria, with some 6.5 million people displaced, including populations stranded near border areas in the north and south of the country.

Despite worsening violence and internal displacement in Syria, the registered Syrian refugee population in the region has grown at only half the rate of 2015. Almost a quarter of a million refugees were registered in the first five months of 2016, but most of this increase was due to the registration of Syrians already in Turkey, illustrating the ongoing management of borders.

In this context, 3RP partners call for the protection of civilians in Syria and the delivery of humanitarian assistance in line with international humanitarian law as well as their admission to safety in the neighbouring countries.