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
