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  • Dominique Hyde-UNICEF Jordan Representative

    news UNICEF, 15 Aug 2012 (11 years ago )
    Syrian refugee children in Jordan have already been through so much. UNICEF & partners are doing everything we can to give these children a sense of normalcy - Dominique Hyde, UNICEF Jordan Representative
  • UNICEF and partners continue to provide humanitarian assistance for Syrian children and families in Jordan

    news UNICEF, 21 Aug 2012 (11 years ago )
    UNICEF and partners continue to provide humanitarian assistance for Syrian children and families in Jordan
  • Syria – doubling of refugees fleeing to Jordan

    news UNHCR -This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva, 28 Aug 2012 (11 years ago )
    Syria – doubling of refugees fleeing to Jordan The pace of arrivals from the Syrian border to the Za’atri camp in the north of Jordan has doubled in the past week. 10,200 people arrived in the seven days between 21-27 August compared to 4,500 the previous week. More than 22,000 people have been rec...
  • UNHCR Press Release - Angelina Jolie travels to Syria-Jordan border as refugee influx continues

    news UNHCR, 06 Dec 2012 (11 years ago )
    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 of the plight of hundreds of thousa...
  • MEPs to visit refugee camp at the Syria-Jordan border

    news European Parliament Press Release, 08 Feb 2013 (11 years ago )
    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...
  • Number of Syrian refugees reaches 1 million mark

    news UNHCR, 06 Mar 2013 (11 years ago )
    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, on...
  • The Most Important Soccer Is Not Played in Brazil But in Refugee Camps in Jordan

    news Washington Post, 20 Jun 2014 (9 years ago )
    “There is no passing. That’s not a pass,” says Coach Marwan Azar, shaking his head. “I’ve never seen such stubbornness,” he complains in mock seriousness, even as his face breaks into an even broader grin. “But can I blame them? No. Not after all they’ve been through.” The Jordanian coach is talking...
  • 10.8 Million Syrians Need Aid - UN

    news United Nations, 21 Jun 2014 (9 years ago )
    The number of Syrians in urgent need of humanitarian aid has jumped to 10.8 million — nearly half of Syria’s population of 22 million — United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday. In his monthly report to the UN Security Council, Ban said that a total of 4.7 million Syrians are now in areas tha...
  • Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Carefully Watched

    news The Economist, 18 Jun 2014 (9 years ago )
    JORDANIANS are quick to note that hosting more than 600,000 Syrian refugees has put a strain on their economy, government services and scarce water supplies. But a different threat keeps officials up at night. The refugee crisis “is turning into a security situation,” says Abdallah Abu Romman, a for...
  • World Refugee Day

    news Relief Web, 20 Jun 2014 (9 years ago )
    Relief International, which began life-saving operations in 2012 to assist Syrian refugees living in camps and host communities in Jordan, held multiple activities for Syrian children in commemoration of World Refugee Day this week. The activites served as a chance for Syrian children to experience ...