-The Protection Working Group commenced to review the status and protection concerns of refugees from countries other than Syria, with the support of several NGOs whose work is focused on these refugees. | |
11 Jul 2018 | |
• The Protection WG started to plan having a thematic discussion on a different topics of concern and interest to the members. Agenda for the thematic discussion has been finalized in April and agencies lead were assigned for each theme. • During April PWG meeting, UNHCR gave a detailed presentation on the new Amnesty was announced by the GOJ(criteria and updates). The amnesty will continue until 27 Sep 2018. After five weeks of the start of the amnesty, around 9,000 families registered for an appointment to rectify their situation. Data segregated by age and gender will be shared with PWG later on. | |
15 May 2018 | |
Commencement of Rectification of Status Campaign (“amnesty”): The Government of Jordan announced the commencement of a rectification of status campaign to regularize the legal status of certain Syrian refugees in Jordan. | |
19 Apr 2018 | |
During February, Protection Sector gender focal points presented the summary of their developed Protection Sector Gender Analysis that was conducted by the Sector’s Gender Focal Points (SGBV, CP and Protection), the study aims to assess the gender dimensions of the protection needs and challenges facing Syrian refugees in Jordan. | |
18 Mar 2018 |
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