3. Palestinian Refugees
*Approx. 2 million refugees in Jordan
*Two Primary Waves
*1948 Palestine War
*1967 Six-Day War
*Remittance Assistance
*Developed Jordan’s Private and Public
Sector

4. Iraqi Refugees
* Estimated Population: 200,000
*“Guests” not “Refugees”
*Two Primary Waves
*1991 Gulf War
*Majority were Upper-Class
*2003 Invasion of Iraq
*Similar to First Wave

5. *Iraqis
*Transit Migrants
*Residence Permits
*Guest Status
Citizenship in Jordan
*Palestinians
*Many Granted Citizenship
*1988 Citizenship Revocation

7. History of Syrian Civ
*Began March of 2011
*The Arab League Monitoring
*Armed Conflict
*Chemical Weapon Allegations

8. General Displacement
*More Than 2.5 Million Internally Displaced
*Estimated 2.2 Million Externally Displaced
*Lebanon ~ 818.000
*Turkey ~ 519.000
*Egypt ~ 127.000
*Iraq ~ 202.000
*Jordan ~ 553.000

9. Syrians in Jordan
*Open Border Policy
*Zaatari Refugee Camp
*Jordan’s 4th Largest “City”
*Resource Strain
*Water
*Services

11. Funding by UNHCR
*Majority of Refugee Funds
*In Coordination with Jordanian Government
*Provides Basic Living Conditions
* Food and Water Rations
*3 Hospitals
*Schools
*Human Services

12. Development by UNH
*Encouraging Economic Independence
*Concentration on Welfare Development
*Women’s Program Centers
*Rehabilitation Centers
*Youth Activity Centers