Jordan: Year-end report 2015

Working environment

An increasingly managed border policy led to the reduction of Syrian new arrivals to Jordan through unofficial border crossing points, with an estimated 16,000 asylum-seekers stranded along the north-eastern border by year end. 

The situation for Syrian refugees became more challenging with the introduction of increased security protocols leading to the restrictions of movement and limited access to the informal labor market.  

The financial situation was unpredictable and resulted in cuts to food and cash assistance programmes in the beginning of the year. However, following the refugee flow to Europe, donations substantially increased and allowed assistance to be resumed in some areas.

The number of refugees returning to the Syrian Arab Republic and moving to third countries increased. 

The conflict in Iraq resulted in an increase in the number of Iraqi refugees in Jordan.