Location name | Source | Data date | Population | |
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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 |
Country of origin | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Syrian Arab Rep. | UNHCR, Government, AFAD | 18 Sep 2016 | 100.0% | 1,256,400 |
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
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
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
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
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
Capital |
Amman
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Languages |
ar
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Population |
6,767,600
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Area |
88,780 km2
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GDP |
37,517,410,299 USD
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GDP growth |
2.38%
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Income level |
Upper middle income
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Gini index |
35.4
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Currency |
JOD
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Literacy rate |
N/A
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Minister of Labour confirms the extension of the grace period for work permits for Syrian refugees; the permits are to be issued free of charge until the end of this year | |
27 Sep 2016 | |
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 |
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