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NEW: 2016 planning information has just been released. Budgets and population planning figures for 2016 and for previous years can be reviewed below. The French version will be published before the end of the year.
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Latest update of camps and office locations 1 December 2015. By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.
Key Figures
| 657 | Number of personnel (international and national) |
| 6 | Number of offices |
| 318.7 Mio. USD | Overall funding requirements (ExCom-approved 2016 budget) |
| 300,000 households | Number of Syrian refugee and asylum-seeker families receiving cash grants |
| 20,000 | Number of Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers referred to secondary and tertiary medical care |
| 15,000 | Number of registered non-Syrian refugee children targeted to be enrolled in primary education |
| 15,000 | Number of households targeted to receive seasonal support |
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2016 Plan Summary
Some 630,000 registered Syrian refugees are living in Jordan, including some 500,000 in urban areas. An estimated 86 per cent of Syrian refugees in Jordan live below the national poverty line. Vulnerabilities are increasing as personal savings are depleted and assistance, such as in the areas of health and food, is reduced as a result of budgetary constraints.
UNHCR will continue to support some 22,500 Iraqis who arrived in Jordan in 2014 and 2015, any new arrivals, as well as refugees from Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and other countries. At least 10 per cent of the non-Syrian refugees in Jordan are considered to be extremely vulnerable.
In 2015, the Government of Jordan launched its 2015 Jordan Response Plan (JRP), which includes separate components to address the needs of refugees and activities to strengthen the resilience of both refugee and host communities. In 2016, UNHCR will continue to support the Government through the JRP process and work to maintain the protection space in Jordan.
UNHCR’s protection and operational strategy in Jordan consists of a two-pronged approach, to address the needs of camp and out-of-camp populations. Advocacy with the Government on international protection standards, and efforts to strengthen community-based protection networks and two-way communication with refugees, are the main areas of focus. Prioritized activities include cash-based interventions, camp coordination and management, and provision of healthcare services. Inadequate funding will further impoverish vulnerable refugees and lead to the danger of greater recourse to negative coping strategies as already witnessed. These include spontaneous returns to the Syrian Arab Republic despite unsafe conditions; child exploitation and labour; begging; taking children out of school; prostitution; and the undertaking of dangerous sea crossings to Europe.
The Government of Jordan is a major provider of services, including education and health services for the refugee population in urban areas, and this role needs much greater support by the international community. It is expected that 2016 should also see more funding for development partners, who can assist in ensuring community-based support to both Jordanians and refugees in urban areas.