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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 came to the Zaatari Refugee Camp with a message: children here want a future….they have dreams and need schools.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
UNHCR is now implementing Iris Scan for Refugee Registration. Read the full article on the Jordan Time
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 […]
A delegation of four MEPs will go to Jordan on 11-14 February to meet refugees who have fled the conflict in Syria and to see at first hand the conditions on the ground. The MEPs will also talk to local […]
The EU and its member states should continue providing support to respond to the massive Syrian refugee crisis and make sure the funding arrives where it is most needed, said MEPs who met with Syrian refugees in Jordan this week. […]
AMMAN: The cost of hosting Syrian refugees on Jordan’s economy has in 18 months exceeded JD590 million, which is around 3 per cent of the Kingdom’s gross domestic product, a new study found. http://jordantimes.com/syrian-refugees-cost-jordan-jd590-million-up-to-last-november