The UNHCR and UNICEF launched last week their winter assistance program in Egypt, which will see them disburse unconditional cash assistance to 129,000 vulnerable refugees throughout December, according to an emailed release (pdf). The cash payments are “accompanied by [an] awareness raising campaign via social media, which provides practical advice on winterization measures to taken on a household level.” The grants are meant to help vulnerable refugees — around 12% of whom are children under 18 — access winter blankets and warm clothes.