Japan’s Assistance to the Syrian People

The Embassy of Japan in Syria As of June 2017

Government of Japan Japan’s total Assistance to the Syrian People since 2012
over USD 1.9 billion

- Major Donor to Syria

- One Third of Japan’s Assistance Goes to Inside Syria
- High Priority on Wide Areas of Humanitarian Assistance

UN agencies, Red Cross Movements

SRTF (Syria Recovery Trust Fund)
GCFF(World Bank’s Global Concessional Financing Facility)
JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
International and Japanese NGOs

Syrian People ©IFRC

©IFRC

- Reaching more than 5 million people in Syria

- Assisting refugees from Syria in neighboring countries
- All across Syria by Cross Border / Cross Line

©UNHCR/Bassam Diab
 Japan’s Commitment to the Middle East for 2016-2018 : USD 6 billion
Prime Minister Abe announced the assistance package of around USD 6 billion for
the stability of the Middle East region at the Ise-Shima G7 Summit in 2016.
This commitment is now being materialized as follows:
- Contribute a concessional loan of up to around USD 1 billion over five years to GCFF
- Provide a new grant assistance package of around USD 270 million in 2017
- Receive 150 Syrian students in Japan in 2016-2020
- Support OPCW activities in Syria
Disbursement of Grant Assistance
to the Syrian People in 2017
Disbursement of Assistance by country
HRP 2017（as of June, 2017） USD 77 million in total is
directed to inside Syria
USA

31% 24% Canada

Japan
USD 193 million is directed
15% Germany to the neighboring countries
9%
to assist refugees from Syria &
10% 11% UK
support local communities
Others
Source：UNOCHA FTS ©Google Maps
 Japan’s Wider Humanitarian Assistance Inside Syria

Food, Nutrition and Emergency Relief (SARC) Food distribution

Livelihood Assistance through Japanese NGO
(WFP)

©SARC

©WFP/Hussam Al-Saleh Emergency Assistance

Early Recovery and Livelihoods
Emergency Support to Health
Sector in Syria (WHO)
Japan’s Assistance
UN Syria Joint Programme for
Rehabilitation project of
inside Syria Supporting “Education for ALL”
damaged water networks in Syria (Lead by UNICEF)
in Aleppo city (UNDP) ©UNICEF Syria

Health and WASH Education

Training Electricity

©UNDP Syria

Technical Cooperation for Long-Term Rehabilitation of Banias,

Capacity Building of Syrian Experts Al-Zara and Jandar Power
“Training for All” (Lead by UNDP) Stations (UNDP) ©UNDP Syria
 The Embassy of Japan in Lebanon The Embassy of Japan in Turkey

Back to School Initiative including

school and community based Vocational Training for Syrian Youth
health, protection, nutrition and and Women Refugees in Turkey using
WASH interventions (UNICEF) Fixed and Mobile Apparel Skills Units
(UNIDO)
- Syrian refugee children study at the
public school in Baouchrieh, Mount
Lebanon.
Turkey

Iraq
Japan’s Assistance
to the Syrian People
in Neighboring Countries
Lebanon
Jordan © UNHCR/M. Prendergast

Support to Counter-terrorism, Stabilization

and de-radicalization in Jordan (UNDP) Cash assistance for Syrian Refugees
(UNHCR)
- 150 Syrians train 300 Jordanians to improve
- Syrian refugees receive cheques for
skills in various sectors such as Food
their winter expenses such as fuel for
Processing, Beauty & Hair Dressing, Sewing,
heating in Erbil.
Agriculture, Construction and Carpentry.

The Embassy of Japan in Jordan The Embassy of Japan in Iraq