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  • The IRC has provided tens of thousands of vulnerable Iraqi and Syrian refugees with humanitarian assistance.

    The IRC has provided tens of thousands of vulnerable Iraqi and Syrian refugees with humanitarian assistance.

  • The IRC provides essential health care to refugees fleeing violence in Syria and Iraq.

    The IRC provides essential health care to refugees fleeing violence in Syria and Iraq.

  • The IRC is currently providing prescriptions for free medicine at local partner pharmacies.

    The IRC is currently providing prescriptions for free medicine at local partner pharmacies.

  • This extended Syrian refugee family received both medical care and a distribution of sleeping mats, blankets and a hygiene kit.

    This extended Syrian refugee family received both medical care and a distribution of sleeping mats, blankets and a hygiene kit.

  • A nurse provides a free checkup to a Syrian refugee with heart trouble at the IRC’s clinic in the Jordanian border city Mafraq.

    A nurse provides a free checkup to a Syrian refugee with heart trouble at the IRC’s clinic in the Jordanian border city Mafraq.

  • The IRC provides vulnerable refugee families, many of them led by women, with an initial distribution of hygiene items.

    The IRC provides vulnerable refugee families, many of them led by women, with an initial distribution of hygiene items.

  • A 13 day old refugee infant with severe diarrhea is examined by a doctor at the IRC medical clinic in Mafraq, Jordan.

    A 13 day old refugee infant with severe diarrhea is examined by a doctor at the IRC medical clinic in Mafraq, Jordan.

  • Syrian cousins and refugees outside their three room apartment on the Jordanian side of the border, smiling for the camera.

    Syrian cousins and refugees outside their three room apartment on the Jordanian side of the border, smiling for the camera.

  • A nurse at an IRC clinic in Mafraq takes the blood pressure of a Syrian refugee woman from Dara’a.

    A nurse at an IRC clinic in Mafraq takes the blood pressure of a Syrian refugee woman from Dara’a.

  • The IRC helps local organisations to better combat and respond to violence against women.

    The IRC helps local organisations to better combat and respond to violence against women.

  • Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian refugees currently reside in Jordan without legal status.

    Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian refugees currently reside in Jordan without legal status.

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Overview

Hundreds of thousands of refugees are currently in Jordan. Almost all have fled ongoing violence and unrest in neighbouring Syria and Iraq. Many are poor, unable to legally obtain a job, and struggle to meet their daily needs. Women, in particular, are vulnerable to exploitation and violence. Repatriation remains dangerous due to continued insecurity in both Syria and Iraq. The International Rescue Committee is providing humanitarian assistance, medical care and other support to the refugees.

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How we help
  • The IRC began relief operations in Jordan in 2007 for refugees from Iraq. With the arrival of refugees from Syria's civil war in 2012, the IRC ramped up operations in Jordan.
  • Since close to 80% of the 200,000+ Syrian refugees have settled in urban areas near the border, we have opened a satellite office in the northern city of Irbid. We have also opened two primary care clinics in the nearby cities of Mafraq and Ramtha where a combined average of 100 patients visit every day. The IRC is currently providing primary health care, free medicine at local partner pharmacies, and blankets, sleeping mats, and other essential items to thousands of Syrian refugees.
  • IRC assessments have indicated that women and girls represent a refugee group at high risk. We now provide them with emotional support, pre- and post-natal care, and tangible aid such as hygiene materials, clothing and financial support.
  • The IRC is also working in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp, assisting children who arrived without close relatives. Our ultimate goal is to help reunite them with their families. In 2013 we will also be sharing our expertise in the field of protection of women and girls with other agencies at the camp.

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