Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #52 1-31 December 2016

UNFPA Syria opened a new Women's & Girls' Safe Space (WGSS) in Damascus, raising the total number of WGSSs in the government-controlled areas in the country to 14.

UNFPA Support in the Syrian Arab Republic in December 2016, from all channels:

• 263,351 reproductive health services delivered to Syrians
• 19,878 deliveries supported, including 7,900 C-section deliveries
• 47,285 family planning services
• 7,402 gender-based violence response services provided to Syrians
• 8,990 women and girls accessed women safe spaces

UNFPA Support in neighbouring countries affected by the crisis in December 2016: 

• 32,417 reproductive health services delivered to Syrian refugees
• 9,631 Syrian refugees received family planning services and consultations
• 2,468 gender-based violence services provided
• 16,156 Syrian refugees accessed women's and girls' safe spaces and participated in activities in camps and host communities
• 9,416 Syrian refugees reached with gender-based violence-related messages
• 7,426 Syrian refugees provided with dignity kits
• 10,389 family hygiene kits distributed