Published : 26-10-2021
More than 2 million registered Palestine refugees live in Jordan, the largest number of Palestine refugees of all UNRWA fields. Most, but not all, have full citizenship. About 18 per cent live in the ten recognized Palestine refugee camps throughout the country.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees displaced from Syria have sought assistance from UNRWA in Jordan. The majority of them are believed to suffer from abject poverty and live in a precarious legal status. UNRWA is working to accommodate Palestine refugee children displaced from Syria in its schools and to provide relief and health care to those in need.
UNRWA operates 25 health clinics and four mobile clinics across Jordan. All Palestinian refugees from Syria are eligible to access UNRWA primary health-care services. PRS also benefit from UNRWA-funded referrals to secondary and tertiary services.
As of April 2014, over 13,836 Palestine refugees from Syria (PRS) had sought support from UNRWA in Jordan. The vast majority of these refugees live in communities with host families or in rental premises. A small group of those who entered early in the conflict, approximately 200 inpiduals, are held in 'Cyber City', a government facility in Ramtha, along with approximately 200 Syrian refugees.
The number of Palestine refugees displaced from Syria registering with UNRWA in Jordan is projected to approach 20,000 by the end of 2014. Through the emergency response programme, UNRWA provides them with relief and social and protection services. They also access UNRWA education and health services, straining the existing capacities of the Agency as the numbers grow.
By the time PRS in Jordan register with UNRWA, they have exhausted their support mechanisms and are in dire need of assistance. Their most critical needs are for shelter, food and non-food items. UNRWA works to provide these vulnerable refugees with relief and social and protection services. They also access UNRWA education and health services, straining the existing capacities of the Agency as the numbers grow. As of April 2014, over 2,121 PRS and Syrian refugee children had enrolled in UNRWA schools in Jordan. UNRWA health centres provided over 17,000 free consultations to PRS patients in 2013.
The Government of Jordan announced a policy of non-entry to Palestinians fleeing the Syria conflict in early 2013. This stemmed the flow of Palestine refugees from Syria towards Jordan and compounded the extreme vulnerability of Palestinians seeking safety in Syria, as well as that of those who managed to enter Jordan.
The irregular status of PRS in Jordan means they endure a considerable degree of insecurity. They face difficulties in civil processes such as registration of births and in access to government services, and are at constant risk of refoulement. The development of negative coping mechanisms among refugees is also a risk, and we are working to better identify and refer cases of gender-based violence and other serious issues.
More than 2 million registered Palestine refugees live in Jordan, the largest number of Palestine refugees of all UNRWA fields. Most, but not all, have full citizenship. About 18 per cent live in the ten recognized Palestine refugee camps throughout the country.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees displaced from Syria have sought assistance from UNRWA in Jordan. The majority of them are believed to suffer from abject poverty and live in a precarious legal status. UNRWA is working to accommodate Palestine refugee children displaced from Syria in its schools and to provide relief and health care to those in need.
UNRWA operates 25 health clinics and four mobile clinics across Jordan. All Palestinian refugees from Syria are eligible to access UNRWA primary health-care services. PRS also benefit from UNRWA-funded referrals to secondary and tertiary services.
As of April 2014, over 13,836 Palestine refugees from Syria (PRS) had sought support from UNRWA in Jordan. The vast majority of these refugees live in communities with host families or in rental premises. A small group of those who entered early in the conflict, approximately 200 inpiduals, are held in 'Cyber City', a government facility in Ramtha, along with approximately 200 Syrian refugees.
The number of Palestine refugees displaced from Syria registering with UNRWA in Jordan is projected to approach 20,000 by the end of 2014. Through the emergency response programme, UNRWA provides them with relief and social and protection services. They also access UNRWA education and health services, straining the existing capacities of the Agency as the numbers grow.
By the time PRS in Jordan register with UNRWA, they have exhausted their support mechanisms and are in dire need of assistance. Their most critical needs are for shelter, food and non-food items. UNRWA works to provide these vulnerable refugees with relief and social and protection services. They also access UNRWA education and health services, straining the existing capacities of the Agency as the numbers grow. As of April 2014, over 2,121 PRS and Syrian refugee children had enrolled in UNRWA schools in Jordan. UNRWA health centres provided over 17,000 free consultations to PRS patients in 2013.
The Government of Jordan announced a policy of non-entry to Palestinians fleeing the Syria conflict in early 2013. This stemmed the flow of Palestine refugees from Syria towards Jordan and compounded the extreme vulnerability of Palestinians seeking safety in Syria, as well as that of those who managed to enter Jordan.
The irregular status of PRS in Jordan means they endure a considerable degree of insecurity. They face difficulties in civil processes such as registration of births and in access to government services, and are at constant risk of refoulement. The development of negative coping mechanisms among refugees is also a risk, and we are working to better identify and refer cases of gender-based violence and other serious issues.
