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UNHCR News



  UNHCR provides Ramadan evening meals to Iraqi refugees in Amman
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 29 Sep 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k)
  Iraqi refugee children head back to packed public schools in Jordan
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 25 Aug 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k)
  Refugee footballers in Jordan score a goal for unity
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 7 Jul 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k)
  UNHCR opens annual consultations with NGO partners
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 25 Jun 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k)
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UNHCR Operations



  UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - The Middle East subregional overview
Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports
Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (367k)
  UNHCR Global Report 2007 - The Middle East subregional overview
Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports
Publish date: 1 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (663k)
  UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 - Jordan
Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans
Publish date: 1 Sep 2005 Filetype: PDF (61k)
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Statistics



  2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Jordan
Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets
Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (25k)
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Background, Analysis and Policy



  Jordan as a transit country: semi-protectionist immigration policies and and their effects on Iraqi forced migrants, Géraldine Chatelard
Source: New Issues in Refugee Research
Publish date: 3 Aug 2002 Filetype: PDF (398k)
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UNHCR Maps



  Jordan Atlas Map - May 2005
Source: UNHCR Maps
Publish date: 4 May 2005 Filetype: PDF (580k)
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Key Indicators


Top 10 refugee-hosting countries (as at 1 Jan 2007)
Pakistan* 1,044,000
Iran 968,000
USA 844,000
Syria 702,000
Germany 605,000
Jordan 500,000
Tanzania 485,000
UK 301,000
China 301,000
Chad 287,000

* UNHCR Estimate.

Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.
Top host countries, end-2006 (refugees per 1,000 inhabitants)
Jordan 84
Armenia 38
Syria 35
Chad 27
Congo 15
Iran 14
Tanzania 12
Montenegro 12
Djibouti 11
Zambia 10
Serbia 10
Saudi Arabia 10

Source: "UNHCR: An Overview" in UNHCR Global Report 2006.