Jordan: Year-End Report 2016

Jordan received new arrivals from Syria during the first half of 2016. However, the managed border policy, followed by its near closure, restricted access to asylum, leading to a build-up of asylum seekers at the north-eastern border.  

A vulnerability assessment found that 93 per cent of the Syrian refugee households residing outside of camps are living under the Jordanian poverty line, with less than USD 96 per person per month. 

Violence and conflict in Iraq resulted in a slight increase of new arrivals, with 10,564 Iraqis newly registered in Jordan by year end. Also, in the light of the situation in Iraq, a number of Iraqi nationals who were residing in Jordan before June 2014 continued to approach UNHCR to apply for international protection.