Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster in Northern Syria - Member Induction Package

This document aims at providing detailed briefing on the CCCM Cluster strategy with the cross-border context. It provides and in-depth information about activities and main areas of focus as well as explaining the rational and objectives of the various tools the CCCM Cluster is utilizing for the Syria Crises. This document is valid exclusively to the CCCM Cluster Operating to northern Syria from Southern Turkey.

**II. CCCM Strategy and Response Plan: **

Operating from Southern Turkey in Gaziantep, the Camp Coordination & Camp Management (CCCM) sector has been active in Northern Syria since 2013, first as a working group and then as fully activated cluster in 2014. To date, the CCCM counts sixty nine (69) members composed of Syrian NGOs, International NGO and UN Agencies amongst its membership, all committed to the core principles of the CCCM cluster and in helping the cluster fill its mandate and achieve its strategic objectives.

Core CCCM Cluster core strategic objectives:

1) Camps are and should remain a measure of last resort for Internally Displaced People. Humanitarian actors should endeavor to support displaced people before they are forced to seek refuge in camps/informal settlements and enable them to leave the camp/informal settlement at the earliest possible stage when more sustainable solutions are identified.

2) Internally Displaced People are entitled to a Safe and Secure Environment- Firmly rooted in “Do-No-Harm” principles, humanitarian actors should not support camps/informal settlements that would endanger the lives of the IDPs whether it be due to an insecure location or the conditions within the camp/informal settlement). Other guidance and tools on the establishment of camps are provided in various CCCM guidance notes and other documents.

3) Camps and informal settlements should be assisted with multi-sector services based on their needs, with priority given to the most vulnerable.

4) Members should try to control the proliferation of informal settlements and camps.

5) IDPs, including the vulnerable communities, must be involved in decision making processes.

With these guiding principles, the CCCM has been mandated to perform as key functions by its members, humanitarian architecture, and the humanitarian community at large. Seeking durable solutions and developing and implementing camp closure guidance remains part of CCCM Cluster’s core objectives, however, within the frame of the annual context an in the light of the consultative approach of developing this year’s strategy, the Custer did not include these critical priorities in its strategy.