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35,200 Individuals
Total Persons of Concern
Base Layer

Population

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Total Persons of Concern

486,882


Last Updated 23 May 2013

Registered Syrian Refugees

401,869


Last Updated 23 May 2013

Demography
Male (47.4%) Age (52.6%) Female
9% 0 - 4 9.4%
10.5% 5 - 11 10.2%
7.6% 12 - 17 7.4%
19% 18 - 59 23.8%
1.3% 60 + 1.9%

Persons awaiting registration

85,013


Last Updated 19 May 2013

Total Syrians, Government Estimate

513,000


Last Updated 09 May 2013

  Registered Syrian Refugees by Date

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  Registered Refugees by Region

Region Total Population    
Dispersed in Jordan
22 May 2013
225,703
n/a 		Individuals
Households 		56.2 %
Mafraq Governorate
23 May 2013
171,562
n/a 		Individuals
Households 		42.7 %
Zarqa Governorate
21 May 2013
4,604
n/a 		Individuals
Households 		1.1 %

   Latest Documents

UNHCR Participatory Assessment - Dec 2012
Report Date: 11/02/2013
Description
Participatory Assessment conducted in Dec 2012 by UNHCR in conjunction with partners.
Submitted By UNHCR Jordan
Uploaded 3 months ago
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Health and Nutrition Bi-Weekly Update 28 April - 11 May
Report Date: 22/05/2013
Uploaded 3 days ago
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Inter-Agency Regional Response - Syrian Refugees 9-15 May
Report Date: 17/05/2013
Uploaded 4 days ago
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Dashboard_JO_Outreach 9 May 2013
Report Date: 19/05/2013
Uploaded 6 days ago
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  Who's Doing What Where?

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Agriculture
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SC
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Core Relief Items (CRIs)
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UNESCO
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  Syria Refugee Crisis in the Media

Number of Syrian refugees reaches 1 million mark
UNHCR, 06 Mar 2013
News Stories, 6 March 2013 © 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 data received from UNHCR's offices in the Syria region,...
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Syrian refugees in Jordan: EP delegation calls for EU to continue support
European Parliament News, 14 Feb 2013
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. The delegation also called on Jordan and other neighbouring countries ...
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MEPs to visit refugee camp at the Syria-Jordan border
European Parliament Press Release, 08 Feb 2013
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 authorities and international organisations working in the field. The aim is to assess the refuge...
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UNHCR welcomes US$1.5 billion pledged in Kuwait for Syria's forcibly displaced
UNHCR, 30 Jan 2013
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday praised donor countries for pledging more than US$1.5 billion to help Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries and those displaced within the embattled country....
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Syrian refugees cost Jordan JD 590 million up to last November
The Jordan Times, 29 Jan 2013
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. ...
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  Highlights

 US President Barack Obama pledges additional $200m to Syrian refugee situation in Jordan
23 Mar 2013
Government of Jordan authorises opening of additional camp in Al-Azraq.
14 Mar 2013
Number of refugees in the Region reaches 1 million mark.
06 Mar 2013
The Government of the Republic of Estonia contribute EUR 100,000 to UNHCR towards Syrian refugee in Jordan.
13 Feb 2013
UNICEF/THW deliver a record 2,557,000 liters of water to Za'atri camp on one day-the highest amount ever reported.
13 Feb 2013
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  Key Response Figures

Protection: Number of Assisted Unaccompanied Minors
4,000
28 Jan 2013


Emergency Response: Number of People Assisted with Shelter
30,000
30 Jan 2013


Assistance to Non-camp Refugees: Total Persons Provided with Cash Support
35,000
17 Mar 2013


Emergency Preparedness: % of Core Relief Item Needs Covered for Next 3 Months (based on most-probable scenario)
45%
29 Jan 2013


 

  Funding Requirements

Total Appeal $495,030,847
Received to Date $248,424,558
Gap $246,606,289
Coverage 50%
Last Updated 16 May 2013

  Sectoral Working Groups

Cash Working Group- Jordan
The Cash Working Group (CWG) brings together humanitarian actors in Jordan providing cash assistance towards the refugee crisis in order to provide strategic coordination. This includes elaborating and updating shared baselines, vulnerability criteria, referral systems, joint assessments and mechanisms to avoid duplication and continuously enhance verification. The CWG is chaired by UNHCR and covers regular, one-off and seasonal assistance.
Child Protection Sub- Working Group Jordan
Education Working Group - Jordan
Food Working Group- Jordan
Health Working Group- Jordan
Information Management Working Group- Jordan
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Sub- Working Group
NFI Working Group- Jordan
Nutrition Working Group- Jordan
Protection Working Group- Jordan
Site and Shelter Working Group
WASH Working Group - Jordan

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Monday, 27th May 2013
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

NFI Working Group
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Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Christophe Petit (petit@unhcr.org)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cash Working Group
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Thursday, 30th May 2013
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Site & Shelter Working Group
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Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Werner Schellenberg (schellen@unhcr.org)


Monday, 3rd June 2013
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

NFI Working Group
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Contact: Christophe Petit (petit@unhcr.org)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cash Working Group
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Contact: Volker Schimmel (schimmel@unhcr.org)
12:00 PM - 1:35 PM

Education Working Group Meeting
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Thursday, 6th June 2013
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Site & Shelter Working Group
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Monday, 10th June 2013
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

NFI Working Group
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