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Syria HMA Snapshot

The document summarizes iMMAP's coordination support project for humanitarian mine action actors in northeast Syria. The project provides coordination and information management support to 6 partners, including maintaining communication platforms, data collection and analysis, and coordination of regular meetings. The project aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of contamination and intervention progress in the region to facilitate safe humanitarian assistance delivery. iMMAP has provided training to 60 staff members from HMA partners on topics like data collection, GIS, and reporting.

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Syria HMA Snapshot

The document summarizes iMMAP's coordination support project for humanitarian mine action actors in northeast Syria. The project provides coordination and information management support to 6 partners, including maintaining communication platforms, data collection and analysis, and coordination of regular meetings. The project aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of contamination and intervention progress in the region to facilitate safe humanitarian assistance delivery. iMMAP has provided training to 60 staff members from HMA partners on topics like data collection, GIS, and reporting.

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Coordination Support

to Humanitarian Mine
Action (HMA) Actors
in Northeast Syria
Syria

Context Donor: US Department of


State, Office for Weapons
The conflict in Syria has not only led to a major refugee and Removal and Abatement
internally displaced persons (IDP) crisis but has also seen a (PM/WRA)
prolific use of cluster munitions, chemical weapons, anti- Years of presence in Syria:
personnel mines, anti-tank mines and improvised explosive 5 Years, since 2017
devices (IEDs), with the death toll estimated at 470,000 deaths
Current project:
and 1.9 million people wounded in February 2016.
Coordination Support to
Humanitarian Mine Action
According to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS),
(HMA) Actors
it is estimated that 10.2 million people are currently living in
areas, which have been affected by incidents involving explosive Project budget:
hazards. USD 1,184,395
Number of partners iMMAP
currently supports: 6

Coordination Support to HMA Actors in Personnel


Northeast Syria Number of personnel: 23

UNMAS is the lead of the Mine Action Sub-Cluster for the Whole
of Syria (WoS) and has active coordination hubs in Gaziantep and
Amman. While UNMAS is engaging directly to increase dialogue
between humanitarian and stabilization actors for the northeast
Syria (NES) response, there is an increasing requirement for on-
the-ground support for HMA coordination in the region.

The iMMAP HMA project in NES provides coordination and


Women
information management (IM) support to partners and other
Men
stakeholders by maintaining a platform for communication
National
among the HMA practitioners, strengthening partnership
International
with other working groups and providing input for advocacy
to raise the profile of HMA in all humanitarian discussions
related to NES. The project provides a comprehensive picture
of the explosive hazard contamination and the progress of the
intervention measures by processing data, sharing information
and geographic information systems (GIS) products with all
stakeholders to facilitate their safe delivery of humanitarian
assistance to the region.

Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Outcomes


Project Deliverables Capacity
Building
Information Management Support:
Training: Providing training in both northeast Syria and Erbil to
sub-cluster members.

Technical Support: Provision of technical IM support to the Mine


Action Sub Working Group (MASWG) in mobile data collection, 60
GIS, and reporting and data visualization. iMMAP also supports
change management in organizations needing assistance to
HMA partners staff
adapt their systems, tools, and staff. members trained

Integration Support: Supporting the integration of risk


education with other sectors as well as data collection into
other sectoral surveys and databases. These resources include Number of
casualty and hazard reporting, and integration with other partners
databases when needed.
supported in
Analysis: Conducting analysis of contamination, planned the clusters: 6
clearance activities, partner capacity mapping and other
analysis on a regular basis to provide key information to
the MASWG lead at the Whole of Syria level and HMA NGOs
through the northeast Syria NGO forum. iMMAP supports the
dissemination of products and maps to partner NGOs through
training sessions that cover Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
communication tools, servers and database management, as
well as standard reporting methods.

Coordination Support:
iMMAP promotes the exchange of information among partners
by organizing regular MASWG meetings, acting as the bridge
between the MASWG and the NGO Forum. iMMAP also
contributes to the advocacy to support HMA activities,
promotes HMA standards, and provides HMA analyses to
stakeholders.

Number of indirect partners supported:160

Partners
UNMAS: UNMAS Syria Response established the MASWG under
ReportHub coverage
the WoS framework in late 2015. As a result, mine action is
by clusters/sectors
fully integrated into the humanitarian response, recognized
by relevant stakeholders, and has become an essential part of
the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Syria. Establishing
mine action as an integral part of the humanitarian emergency
response in Syria is essential to ensure that the threat of
explosive hazards is mitigated and that the sector positively
contributes to peace sustainment efforts.

MASWG: With seven active members, the MASWG’s activities


include surveys, risk education, clearance and victim assistance.

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