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All Refugees
1,256,400
Households*
0
Last updated 18 Sep 2016
* Household data may be unavailable for some locations.
Source - UNHCR, Government, AFAD

   All Refugees by sublocation

Location name Source Data date Population
Ajlun Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  1.3%
8,170
Amman Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  27.0%
174,571
Aqaba Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  0.5%
3,341
Balqa Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  3.0%
19,321
Irbid Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  20.9%
135,311
Jarash Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  1.5%
9,807
Karak Govenorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  1.3%
8,488
Maan Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  1.1%
7,341
Madaba Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  1.7%
10,797
Mafraq Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  24.4%
157,932
Tafilah Govenorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  0.2%
1,518
Zarqa Governorate UNHCR 18 Sep 2016
  16.9%
109,353

   All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Syrian Arab Rep. UNHCR, Government, AFAD 18 Sep 2016
  100.0%
1,256,400

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  •   News

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    The National UAE, 19 Aug 2014

    DUBAI // With more than 2.6 million children and adolescents displaced in the Middle East and North Africa, the UAE is looking to help the United Nations draft a protection plan to assist them. At the Investing in the Future conference to be held on October 15 and 16 in Sharjah, experts from chil... Read more

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    Queen commends UNICEF’s work in Jordan

    The Jordan Times, 18 Aug 2014

    AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday met with UNICEF’s deputy executive director, Geeta Rao Gupta, to discuss the UN agency’s efforts to support women and children in Jordan. Talks also covered the ongoing efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza residents suffering as a result of the co... Read more

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    'Jordan hosts third largest number of refugees in the world’

    Jordan Times, 16 Aug 2014

    AMMAN — Jordan hosts the third largest number of refugees in the world, and the largest refugee community globally when compared with the population, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said Saturday. Ensour noted that the direct cost of hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees on the Kingdom... Read more

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    New $3.5m complex for Syrian

    Gulf Daily News, 12 Aug 2014

    BAHRAIN will build a medical centre and residential complex for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The $3.5million project will be constructed in Al Azraq refugee camp - Jordan's second largest camp - and is expected to be completed within the next four months. It will feature 500 housing units that... Read more

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    Jordan launches Back-to-School campaign for Syrian children

    Petra News Agency, 06 Aug 2014

    Al-Mafraq, Aug. 6 (Petra) - Jordan's Ministry of Education, with support from UNICEF, launched a new back-to-school campaign late on Tuesday, targeting all Syrian children registered in the Kingdom, between the ages of 6 and 18. Robert Jenkins, UNICEF representative in Jordan, thanked the Ministr... Read more

       Jordan

    Capital
    Amman
    Languages
    ar
    Population
    6,767,600
    Area
    88,780 km2
    GDP
    37,517,410,299 USD
    GDP growth
    2.38%
    Income level
    Upper middle income
    Gini index
    35.4
    Currency
    JOD
    Literacy rate
    N/A

      Highlights

    A workshop of the UN Agencies in Jordan on Job Creation and Livelihoods took place at the Kempinski Hotel in Amman on 7 – 8 September 2016. The technical workshop aimed at giving directions to the UNCT on resilience/livelihoods planning and especially on how the UN can contribute to job creation.
    18 Sep 2016
    According to figures from MoL the total number of valid work permits issued to Syrians has now reached above 26 thousand. This constitutes a total of 11% of the migrant labor force registered officially.
    17 Aug 2016
    [Inter-Agency Financial Tracking: Refugee Component] By end June 2016, 339 million USD (45% of the total requested funds) have been received.
    09 Aug 2016
    A deal was finalized between the EU and GoJ lifting “rules of origin” for companies in QIZs wanting to export to the EU, provided they employ at least 15 % Syrians, rising to 25 % after 3 years.
    04 Aug 2016
    We are happy to announce that last week MoMA approved the temporary deployment of Syrian Refugees for solid waste management in 20 municipalities as part of a GIZ funded project.
    04 Aug 2016
    The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Mr. Imad Fakhoury, has expressed his interest in using WFP’s OneCard platform as a means to enhance and/or replace Jordan’s current unconditional cash assistance.
    31 Jul 2016

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