KEY FIGURES
692,925 Persons of concern (all nationalities) registered by UNHCR
632,228 Syrians registered by UNHCR
60,697 Iraqis, Somalis, Sudanese, Yemenis and others registered by UNHCR
79,100 Syrians in Zaatari Camp
28,076 Syrians in Azraq Camp
6,357 Syrians in Emirati-Jordanian Camp
THANK YOU, CANADA
Staff from UNHCR’s Jordan operation volunteered after hours and at weekends in November to assist the Canadian government in reaching its target of welcoming up to 10,000 Syrian refugees from Jordan by the end of February 2016.
UNHCR is helping with the identification of the most vulnerable Syrians, particularly those with acute socio-economic and health concerns, in order to facilitate their move. Canada plans to accept 25,000 displaced Syrians from the region by early next year.
The acceptance of Syrian refugees from Jordan through the Canadian Humanitarian Transfer Programme represents an important gesture of international solidarity and burden-sharing with the Hashemite Kingdom, currently hosting over 632,000 registered Syrians.
UNHCR is calling on other countries to follow Canada’s lead. "Too many vulnerable refugees are languishing in countries neighbouring Syria, caught in a downward spiral of poverty and risk as they struggle to meet their basic needs. We need many more ambitious programmes like this to offer Syrians a chance to start their lives anew," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres.