On 4 December 2000 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 55/76, in which it declared on June 20, World Refugee Day, to coincide so with the anniversary of the
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

In 2016, under the slogan #WithRefugees, the United Nations Agency for Refugees UNHCR launches an initiative to ask governments to work together and ensure that all refugee children have access to education; that all refugee families have a safe place to live; and that all refugees can work or train to acquire new skills and thus contributing positively to their communities.

The FPSC joins the global sense of commitment to refugees. So today it continues its humanitarian work that since 2011, the year in which the conflict began in Syria, has played in countries with the highest number of refugees / displaced people forced to flee their homes to escape violence of this war: Lebanon and Jordan.

With the triple objective of saving lives, alleviate suffering and protect human dignity, the activities of Humanitarian FPSC are primarily aimed at the most vulnerable groups, children, disabled, elderly, women and minorities, since they are the ones who suffer with more rigor the consequences of armed conflict.

Thus the FPSC is currently running three projects, two in Lebanon and one in Jordan, considering Syrian refugees:

“Emergency aid to Syrian refugees and host population in Lebanon to improve mental health”: This project aims to provide psychological help and improve training and coordination of the actors involved in humanitarian aid in the context of primary care services in the Lebanese public health.

“Strengthening a sustainable and innovative social solidarity network in Lebanon for most economically vulnerable Syrian and Lebanese populations”, in order to achieve full integration of these people into society.

“Specialized secondary health care services and inclusive activities for people with disabilities among Syrian refugees in Za’atari camp”; project that provides for the distribution of technical aids; specialized physiotherapy services; increased awareness among the community about the rights of people with special needs; the formation of other NGOs for the identification and treatment of different types of disabilities; and the establishment of the inclusive theatre activity to prevent social exclusion.

The work of the FPSC in Za’atari began in 2013 and is now the only Spanish NGO presence in this field. Thanks to the help of OCHA, AECID, and private donations from the campaign “Syria: Emergency call” the FPSC has established a clinic for physiotherapy and rehabilitation, from which the distribution, adaptation and maintenance of assistive devices to mobility (wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, etc.) is made, the FPSC is the only actor who provides any of these services in the camp. This trajectory of uninterrupted work has recently been recognized by the MAPFRE Foundation, which has given the FPSC the Award for “Best Social Action Initiative” in 2015 for its project “Protection and humanitarian assistance for Syrian refugees with disabilities in the refugee camp Za’atari (Jordan).”

On the other hand, currently the FPSC also shows its commitment to displaced Iraqis, and since 2014 has launched the “Iraq: a shout of encouragement” campaign. The aid received from private donations is directed to supply essential goods; buy medicine to provide outpatient; and other needs in the refugee camp Virgin Mary in Baghdad that is home to more than 130 families.