The number of Syrian refugees in Jordan has reached 1.3 million, of whom 83 percent live outside the camps, while the number of registered refugees with the High Commissioner is 670,000, said the director of Zaatari camp on Saturday.
Colonel Ali Al-Qudat pointed out in the Fifth EuroMed Peer Migration International Conference, which was held in the Dead Sea region, that the Syrian refugee crisis has lasted for more than 11 years, and the discussion today is not about the concept of humanitarian relief, but rather about maintaining the continuity of basic services provided to refugees.
The decline in the level of support for the Jordanian response plan to the Syrian crisis became clear, as it covered 69% of the needs specified in the plan in 2016, and decreased to 31 percent in 2021, and reached During the first three months of this year.
The 5th EuroMed Peer Migration Conference, which was held in the Dead Sea region, was attended by the national focal points of the Euromed Migration Program 5, senior officials working on migration-related issues of the participating countries, as well as representatives of international organizations focusing on migration in the Euro-Mediterranean region and immigration experts.
According to Jordanian media, the conference discussed strategic directions and provided high-level guidance on major migration issues in the Euro-Mediterranean region in order to enhance regional cooperation and dialogue. Highlight some of the key international initiatives aimed at ensuring a more balanced sharing of responsibility for refugee protection.
The number of Syrian refugees registered in Jordan is more than 656,000, in addition to 90,000 of other nationalities, according to the UNHCR, while the Jordanian government estimates the number of Syrians on its soil at about 1.3 million refugees.
83.3% of the refugees in Jordan live outside the camps, while 16.7% live in the camps of Zaatari, Azraq, and the Jordanian-Emirati camp.
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