PRS May Snapshot Final
Syria Emergency Snapshot - Jordan Field MAY 2020
Cash-based Transfers 17,448 PRS PRS back During May 2020, UNRWA finalized the prepara- Returnees 9 to Jordan tion for Q2 2020 unconditional cash distribution May 17 to Syria 53 to 16,203 PRS (3,975 families) including all PRS PRS families residing in King Abdullah Park. A total amount received of approx. US$ 1.5 million will be distributed at 2020 emergency 4,309 5,440 4,588 3,647 3,773 cash based the beginning of June. families women men girls boys 1 family 4 women 3 men transfers One-time cash assistance totaling US$ 15,049 PRS 4 families 4 women 2 men 6 girls 5 boys was distributed among 53 PRS families. Health Services Overview Since the re-opening of Nassib border in October 2018, 258 PRS families (754 individu- UNRWA registered 290 persons with als) returned to Syria, out of whom 127 families (447 individuals) came back to Jordan and 331 PRS consultations disabilities 331 during the reporting period and 6 cases were had their les reactivated with UNRWA. referred to secondary and tertiary healthcare PRS consultations services. Coordination with private hospitals was Funding Update arranged to refer PRS protection cases that are not treated in public hospitals. While UNRWA HCs remained closed, 184 PRS 11,102,191 2,111,089 Irbid Camp patients received NCD medication upon deliv- ery to their door-step. UNRWA also launched a Husun Camp
platform to allow NCD patients to remotely 1,299 request monthly medications. Irbid Total Funding Requirements Education Services Gap 1,167 PRS and Syrian refugee students Camp Souf Camp (865 PRS, 302 Syrians) continued to benefit from Jerash Camp 1,167 Family remote learning, up until the end of 2019/2020 PRS and Syrian school year. 14 PRS students also attended 1,239 refugee students Baqa`a Camp Zarqa 2020 Syria Emergency Appeal in remote learning technical and vocational education and training Amman Since the beginning of the year, through the gen- courses (theoretical ones) remotely, on the avail- Jabal Al-Hussein Camp able digital platforms. erous support of its donors including the EU 976 Protection Services North Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian 23 protection cases affecting 42 people were Amman Amman New Camp 795 Crisis, the EU MADAD Trust Fund, the Republic of identified in May 2020: 16 of civil documenta- South Amman France, the Kingdom of Norway, the United Na- 23 tion, 2 of Child Protection (CP), 5 of Gen- tions Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Protection cases der-based Violence (GBV). 5 protection cases Affairs, and the United Kingdom, UNRWA in identified received protection counselling, 34 were Talbieh Camp Jordan was able to cover the distribution of quar- referred internally and 7 externally for legal aid. ter one 2020 Unconditional Cash Assistance, Emer- Protection and GBV hotlines were established gency Cash Assistance, Health and Protection and relevant protection materials were dissem- activities, along with the Emergency Coordination inated through social media and SMS. Unit. UNRWA thanks its donors for their generous King Abdullah Park Date: May 2020 support to Palestine refugees from Syria in Jordan. A total of 497 persons reside in KAP, comprised Source: UNRWA of 341 PRS, 133 Syrians, and 23 from other nation- 497 alities. No new arrivals were recorded due to the The boundaries shown and the designations used on this map do not imply o cial endorsement Since January 2020, UNRWA emergency interventions in Jordan mobility restrictions. 155 KAP residents partic- have been generously funded by: Persons reside or acceptance by the United Nations in KAP ipated in protection activities and 153 were contacted as part of COVID-19 protection out- reach. Arrangements put in place to provide remote MHPSS to KAP residents. European Union France Norway OCHA United Kingdom
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