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Inter-Sector Working Group, Jordan: Refugee Response Coordination, Coronavirus – Update February 2021 Format General Update The number of NGOs with funding shortfalls is growing. This raises justifiable concerns of actors needing to scale down or even close their projects. In February, Government of Jordan’s vaccine registration platform has been modified to enable the use of the UNHCR unique registration ID number for asylum seekers and refugees to register for the vaccine. Inter-Agency pa...

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English News and Press Release on Jordan about Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Coordination, Epidemic and more; published on 31 Jan 2021 by UNHCR

ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan: For Um Ali, a 73-year-old Syrian woman living in a refugee camp in Jordan, being vaccinated against COVID-19 was a moment of overwhelming emotion. “I really feel more secure now from the corona that has added a lot to our burdens,” the mother-of-five said, her eyes filling with tears. “For an old woman of my age, receiving the vaccine was such a great blessing. Thank you Jordan.” Um Ali was vaccinated against the disease on Monday at the sprawling Zaatari ...

Celebrating Love in Zaatari Refugee Camp Nour has owned a wedding shop in Jordans Zaatari Camp for three years and with Valentine’s Day approaching she’s helping brides prepare for their big day. Watch video 01:23

Getting married in a refugee camp doesn’t mean giving up on your dream wedding dress. Nour has owned a wedding shop in Zaatari Camp for three years and with Valentine’s Day approaching she’s helping brides prepare for their big day. UNHCR

First refugee COVID-19 vaccinations commence in Jordan Ziad AlKabashi, an Iraqi refugee in Irbid, Jordan, is among the first refugees in the world to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. He was prioritized for the vaccine because he suffers from chronic diseases and is considered part of the high-risk category. 14 Jan 2021 Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start vaccinations for UNHCR-registered refugees, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today. As part of the national COVID-19 ...

KSRelief hands out food baskets, dates to the needy in Yemen January 01, 2021 Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed on Thursday 53 tons and 500 kilograms of food baskets to the needy families in the Yemeni governorate of Hadramout, benefiting 3,000 individuals. The center handed out Thursday 100 tons and 450 kilograms of food baskets to the displaced in the Aden governorate, benef...

Inter-Sector Working Group, Jordan: Refugee Response Coordination, Coronavirus – Update 13 December 2020 Format General Update In Za’atari Camp, the number of active positive Corona cases among refugees as of 14 December stands at 262 In total, there have been 754 confirmed cases, of which 490 recovered and were discharged. In total, Za’atari counted 2 fatalities as a result of COVID-19 among refugee camp residents. A total of 12,501 PCR tests have been conducted in Za’atari. In Azraq C...

From Syria to Jordan to Mexico: complementary pathways provide hope for Syrian refugees Zakariya a Syrian refugee currently living in Zaatari Camp, will be one of the first refugees to travel to Mexico on a Habesha Scholarship in December 11 Dec 2020 For the last eight years Zakariya has called Zaatari Camp home. His one room caravan has been his haven, far from the fighting which forced him to flee. Over the years he has planted seeds, installed a fountain and cultivated a garden outside his ...