UNHCR Jordan Overview

Overview

(as of end of May 2014)

In cooperation with the Government of Jordan and partners, UNHCR Jordan ensures that every refugee, whether living in camp or urban area, is properly registered and documented, have access protection and legal assistance, shelter, core relief items, potable water, food, health care, education and psychosocial support, and is given the opportunity to rebuilt his/her life in safety and dignity.

Population of Concern Registered ) UNHCR Jordan Funding Needs l

Total population of concern – 630,127 persons, including 598,360 Total funding needs – 353 million US$, including 321.3 million US$ Syrians, 27,448 Iraqi refugees and 4,319 refugees of other for the Syrian refugee response and 31.7 million US$ for nationalities. operations related to Iraqis and refugees of other nationalities.

Persons of Concern per Location Funding status

17% 127 million US$

226 million US$ 83% Urban areas Camps Received To be funded

UNHCR Presence in Jordan )

UNHCR Jordan Staff – 664 persons, including 133 internationals, 526 nationals and 5 interns. UNHCR Jordan Staff per Office UNHCR Jordan Structure – One branch office (BO) and three field/sub offices (F/SO): BO 33 Amman, FO Amman, FO Azraq (covering Emirati Jordanian Camp – EJC - and Azraq camp), 55 FO Irbid (covering King Abdullah Park and Cyber City) and SO Mafraq (covering Raba Sarhan registration centre and Zaatari camp). 194 382 UNHCR Jordan also operates a help-line, 8h/5 days, to answer questions and petitions from refugees. Help-line receives an average of 2,500 calls per day. BO and FO Amman SO Mafraq FO Irbid FO Azraq UNHCR Partners in Jordan )

Focus on the Syrian Refugee Response ) Donors’ support to UNHCR Out of the 598,360 Syrians registered with UNHCR, 495,909 are living in host communities Jordan and 102,451 in the camps of Zaatari, EJC and Azraq. All services in camps are free of charge. Apart from help-line, urban refugees can seek UNHCR assistance through various channels: Country level support: Australia,  Home Visits: between May 2013 and April 2014, UNHCR and IRD have undertaken Canada, Estonia, EU-ECHO, Japan, more than 100,000 home visits for vulnerable Syrians to assess their situation and Kuwait, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, ensure the follow-up of previous assistance and protection intervention. UAE, UK, USA and private donors.  Help Desk: refugees outside Amman can seek assistance in permanent help desk in Global and regional level support: Amman, Irbid and Mafraq, while mobile help desk are organized to cover urban Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, centres in other governorates. France, Germany, Ireland, Japan,  Mobile registration and renewal are organized for extremely vulnerable refugees in Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, remote locations. Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA and Urban refugees can also apply for financial assistance. On 24 May, cash assistance reached more private donors. than 20,000 families per month for the first time since the onset of the program (May 2012). Registered Syrians in Jordan 24 May 2014 Registered since 01 March 2011 UNHCR Jordan

Total Active Registered Syrians 598,360 Biometric Statistics (IRIS) Age-Gender Breakdown

19,429 495,909 102,451 Processed using 60+ 1.4% 1.9% Biometric 3.2% Urban 82.9% Camps 17.1% 505,768 Elderly 85% 256,251 18-59 19.8% 23.0% Standard Age and Gender 42.8% Age 0-4 5-11 12-17 18-35 36-59 60+ Total % Awaiting Biometric Adult Female 58,596 59,503 38,987 89,893 47,864 11,209 306,052 51.1% Processing Male 62,216 62,031 41,347 78,952 39,542 8,220 292,308 48.9% 92,592 322,680 120,812 121,534 80,334 168,845 87,406 19,429 598,360 100% 15% 0-17 27.7% 26.3% Total 53.9% 20.2% 20.3% 13.4% 28.2% 14.6% 3.2% Children

Place of Origin Specific Needs Arrivals Dar'a 281,025 47.0% Serious medical condition 22,034 3.7% Pre-2011 7,649 1.3% Homs 96,824 16.2% Specific legal and physical protection needs 18,823 3.1% 2011 21,852 3.7% Rural Damascus 68,771 11.5% Woman at risk 18,268 3.1% 2012 188,594 31.5% Syrian refugees presence Damascus 46,661 7.8% Child at risk 12,843 2.1% 2013 327,649 54.8% Aleppo 37,978 6.3% Disability 10,562 1.8% 2014 52,616 8.8% Hama 28,192 4.7% Single parent 7,211 1.2% Irbid 23.2% Idleb 8,424 1.4% Unaccompanied or separated child 4,641 0.8% Registration Trend Ar-raqqa 6,701 1.1% Older person at risk 3,302 0.6% Zatari Camp Ajlun Jarash Al-hasakeh 3,195 0.5% Torture 2,161 0.4% 2011 2,306 0.3% 1.7% 15.4% Mafraq 1.9% 12.1% Quneitra 2,747 0.5% Family unity 141 0.0% 2012 129,896 14.9% EJ Camp Balqa 0.6% Deir-ez-zor 2,400 0.4% Pregnant or lactating 70 0.0% 2013 666,411 76.4% 3.1% Lattakia 1,055 0.2% Total 100,056 16.7% 2014 73,172 8.4% Azraq Camp 1.1% As-sweida 790 0.1% 871,785 Zarqa Tartous 260 0.0% Madaba 8.4% 1.6% Amman Other 13,337 2.2% 26.6% Location Ajloun 10,247 unspecified Syrian Registration Trend since 01 March 2011 Amman 159,277 Karak 0.6% Aqabah 2,827 35 1.6% Balqa 18,583 Irbid 138,991 30 Tafilah Jarash 11,243 Karak 9,489 Thousands 0.4% 25 Maan 6,805 Madaba 9,672 20 Mafraq 72,274 Ma'an Tafilah 2,499 15 1.1% Zarqa 50,312 Location 3,690 10 unspecified Total Urban 495,909 5 Aqaba Zatari 91,948 EJC 0 0.5% 3,803 Azraq Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 6,700 Total Camps 102,451 Interagency Portal: http://data.unhcr.org/Syrianrefugees UNHCR on the web: http://www.unhcr.jo ; http://www.unhcr.org * Coloured map only reflects refugees living outside camps. UNHCR on Social network: http://www.facebook.com/UNHCRJordan ; http://twitter.com/And_Harper ; http://twitter.com/ZaatariCamp