Call for proposal – Protection Project
The Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is calling for Expressions of Interest from potential organisations who would like to partner with UNHCR in supporting government in providing effective protection response Call for Expression of Interest […]
Solaf’s best kick
When Solaf passed a group of kids one morning running around in strange white robes faatened with colorful belts, she decided to follow her curiosity. She had just arrived at Azraq camp a couple of days before and the inquisitive […]
Major Progress in Camp Security thanks to EU Contribution
As we approach the end of 2015, it’s important to recognize some of the major improvements and progress made in these past months, and years. In this case – security. In 2013, the security situation in Zaatari was tense, but […]
Japan – Continuing Support for Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Since 2012, Japan has been one of UNHCR’s main donors with a combined contribution of $31.4m in support of 629,000 Syrian women, men, boys and girls in Jordan. Underpinning the longstanding support to refugees operations globally, the contribution to the […]
UNHCR study shows rapid deterioration in living conditions of Syrian refugees in Jordan
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres says large numbers of Syrian refugees are sliding into abject poverty, and at an alarming rate, due to the magnitude of the crisis and insufficient support from the international community. He made the […]
First Arrivals at Azraq Camp
Jordan formally opens Azraq refugee camp, for Syrian refugees, in the desert east of the capital, Amman. UNHCR will help to run the camp, which has room for more than 100,000 refugees and was built to ease pressure on the […]
LAUNCH OF THE “AMANI” INTER-AGENCY CHILD PROTECTION AND SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Child Protection and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Sub-Working Groups launched an inter-agency child protection and SGBV awareness-raising campaign called “Amani” (which means “my safety” in Arabic). The overall campaign message is “Our […]
Home Visits Report
UNHCR Jordan in cooperation with IRD has conducted over 92,000 home visits in Jordan in 2012 and 2013 to assess the needs of Syrian refugees living outside the camps. See the outcome of the report here: http://www.unhcr.org/urban/
Malala Yousafzai in Zaatari Camp
Malala Yousafzai came to the Zaatari Refugee Camp with a message: children here want a future….they have dreams and need schools.
Malala Visits Jordan/Syria Border
Teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai visits the Jordanian border crossing at Hadalat where hundreds of Syrian refugees cross each day. The number of Syrians seeking refuge in Jordan has increased in recent days due to intensified […]
Filling the Information Vacuum for Syrian Refugees
When Syrian refugees have made their hazardous journey after being forced from their homes and familiar settings, their ordeal is not necessarily over when they reach security in Jordan. While safe, many risk exploitation and may even be charged for […]
UNHCR in massive sorting effort to return ID papers to Syrian refugees
Working around the clock, UNHCR staff in Jordan have been sorting through hundreds of thousands of precious, sometimes damaged, documents since July. Their goal: to return the papers to their Syrian owners, who handed over the documents on fleeing their […]
Festive but Subdued – Eid al-Adha in Zaatari
The Camp is quiet. Except for UNHCR essential staff, most humanitarian workers in the camp are off duty for two days to join the rest of the country celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important Muslim holiday of the year. Marking […]
UNHCR slashes waiting time, clears backlog of Syrian registrations in Jordan
IRBID, Jordan, October 3 (UNHCR) – The time that Syrians need to register as refugees in Jordan has been slashed from up to eight months to zero after the UN refugee agency rolled out new technology, added staff […]
Exclusive – Andrew Harper Extended Interview
In this exclusive, unedited interview, Andrew Harper, head of the United Nations refugee agency in Jordan, breaks down the humanitarian disaster along the Syrian border
Iris-scanning technology streamlines refugee registration process — UNHCR
UNHCR is now implementing Iris Scan for Refugee Registration. Read the full article on the Jordan Time
Setting example, but needing support
From the Jordan times: As world leaders convene in Kuwait to pledge support to address the enormous humanitarian costs of the “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Syria, it is important to recognise the invaluable contribution that Jordan is making to […]
Syrian children are on the road to recovery
In Jordan, Syrian children are on the road to recovery after fleeing ongoing violence in their country By Wendy Bruere RAMTHA, Jordan, 19 June 2012 – Reem* and her six children fled their home in southern Syria in February after […]
Angelina Jolie travels to Syria-Jordan border as refugee influx continues
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie travelled to the Jordan-Syria border overnight on Wednesday-Thursday to meet frightened and exhausted Syrian refugees who had just completed the perilous crossing to safety in Jordan. “What I saw last night is a dramatic example […]
Number of Syrian refugees reaches 1 million mark
News Stories, 6 March 2013 http://www.unhcr.org/513625ed6.html © UNHCR/N.Daoud A line of Syrian refugee women, some carrying children, cross into Jordan from southern Syria. The outflow this year has been staggering. GENEVA, March 6 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency, citing […]