A $2 million agreement to rehabilitate 470 dilapidated houses in Syria has been signed by the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The project will benefit 3,500 returning families in Al Zarbah district in rural Aleppo and in the city of Harasta in rural Damascus.
This agreement is part of ongoing efforts to improve living conditions and enhance stability for people in areas affected by decades of conflict.
It was signed on behalf of the RHF by acting secretary-general Ibrahim Al Dosari and UNHCR in Syria Representative of the High Commissioner Gonzalo Llosa, in the presence of the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Damascus and Bahrain Ambassador to Syria Waheed Sayyar.
UNHCR Syria spokesperson Celine Schmitt said the grant will enable UNHCR to rehabilitate approximately 470 damaged residential units, benefiting nearly 3,600 individuals.
