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A university professor, a Yemeni tradesman, a car repair man and a father of eight. The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the lives of refugee families across Jordan. This is how UNHCR’s emergency COVID-19 assistance, with the support of Austria, the European Union, and the US, is helping.
Final Taekwondo places at Tokyo 2020 to be confirmed at Asian Qualification Tournament 05/19/21 The final Taekwondo places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be confirmed at the Asian Qualification Tournaments in Amman, Jordan on 21-23 May. The Qualification Tournament for the Olympic Games takes place on 21-22 May with the tournament for the Paralympic Games following on 23 May. In both instances, Asia’s best Taekwondo and Para Taekwondo athletes, who have yet to qualify, will be hoping to claim the last remaining Olympic and Paralympic places on offer. A total of 84 at...
In Azraq Camp, Syrian Woman Supports Her Family and Community Back in 2016, just like millions of others, Etidal and her family fled their war-torn homeland. Etidal, a 46-year-old Syrian refugee and mother of three, is originally from the western Syrian city of Homs. She stayed with her family in Syria for almost four years after the war broke out. “We lived the toughest days of our lives. We kept moving from one village to another,” she says. One day, her husband decided that it was time for them to seek safety, especially because one of his daughters has a mental disability. Etidal expr...
Inter-Sector Working Group, Jordan: Refugee Response Coordination, Coronavirus – Update March 2021 Format COVID-19 Vaccination Centers in Za’atari and Azraq Camps Refugees are receiving their COVID-19 vaccination at the Camps’ Vaccination Centers in Azraq and Za’atari, both previously approved by MOH and the Crises Management Team. In Azraq Camp, the Center was activated on 15 March 2021, while in Za’atari the Vaccination Center already started its services on 15 February. Prior to the centers’ activation, refugees had to commute to receive their vaccination in Mafraq and Zarqa, r...
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 partners are grateful to the Government of Jordan for this exemplary inclusive approach. As one of the...