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15 Nov 2005

Iraq + 1 other
In Jordan, UN envoy says recent terror attacks underscore need for peace in Iraq

Report
— UN News Service
The recent terror attacks in Jordan underscore the urgency of bringing peace to Iraq, a senior United Nations official said today following high-level meetings in Amman.

In a meeting with Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran, UN Iraq envoy Ashraf Jehangir Qazi expressed sympathy for the tragic loss of life perpetrated by terrorists against innocent civilians in Amman and said the attacks called attention to the broader need for stability.

Mr. Qazi briefed Prime Minister Badran on the latest development in Iraq, including Secretary General Kofi Annan's visit to Baghdad on Saturday.

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10 Nov 2005

Jordan
Jordan: Aid agencies serving Iraq remain vigilant following bombings

Report
— IRIN
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
AMMAN, 10 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Aid agencies operating from the Jordanian, capital, Amman, that serve Iraq said they will remain vigilant and are in the process of discussing whether further security measures are needed following Wednesday's bombs attacks.

Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the explosions at the Grand Hyatt, Radisson and Days Inn hotels in the capital, in which 59 were killed and nearly 100 injured, according to government statistics.

A spokesperson for the International

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06 Sep 2005

Jordan + 1 other
Jordan-Syria: Iraqis in Syria and Jordan divided over constitution

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— IRIN
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AMMAN, 6 Sep 2005 (IRIN) - The debate over the newly completed draft constitution among Iraqis in Jordan and Syria, both hosting large communities of Iraqi expatriates, reflects the existing rifts among the country's divided religious and ethnic groups.

While many Iraqis say the present draft of the constitution, despite its flaws, was a step towards a new Iraq, others expressed strong opposition to clauses they say only fuels sectarian divisions rather than cementing national unity.

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11 Aug 2005

Jordan + 1 other
Jordan/OPT: UNRWA students excel in comprehensive exam

Report
— UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Amman- The students of UNRWA'a Amman Training Centre (ATC) and Wadi Seer training Centre (WSTC) achieved excellent results in the comprehensive exam held this year by the Ministry of Higher Education for the graduates of all community colleges in Jordan.

According to the results of the exam which have been recently announced, the ATC students achieved a pass rate of 99.44% against a national pass rate of 66.90%, while the pass rate of WSTC was 100% against a national pass rate of 72.2%.

Some 179 students from the ATC sat for

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04 Aug 2005

Iraq + 2 others
Iraq and Neighbouring Countries: Humanitarian Crisis Appeal No. 8/03 Operations Update No. 17

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the worlds largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. For moreinformation: www.ifrc.org
Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 75,000 during pre -positioning phase in early 2003 (refunded to DREF)

Period covered: 15 March to 15 July 2005

In Brief

Appeal No. 08/03; Operations Update no. 17

Appeal coverage: 73.5%.

Appeal History:

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26 Jul 2005

Iraq + 2 others
Iraq: International support urgently needed to address spiralling refugee crisis

Report
— Amnesty
As Jordan prepares to host a new conference on the crisis caused by the continuing exodus of refugees from Iraq, Amnesty International today called for urgent international action to assist Syria and Jordan -- the countries most affected by the refugee flow -- both financially and by establishing generous resettlement programmes for the Iraqis in greatest need of protection.

"More than two million Iraqis have now fled the sectarian violence raging in their country and almost two million others are internally displaced," said Malcolm Smart, Director

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19 Jul 2005

Jordan
Jordan: Obstacles still faced in implementing child rights convention

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— IRIN
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AMMAN, 19 Jul 2005 (IRIN) - The Jordanian government still faces obstacles in fully implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child, due to lack of finances, although some progress has been made, a new report says.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), together with the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Ministry of Social Developments (MoSD) and National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA), launched Jordan's third report on Child Rights (1998-2005) on Monday.

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22 Jun 2005

Iraq + 4 others
Iraq's neighbors urged to stop insurgents: diplomats

Report
— Agence France-Presse
BRUSSELS, June 22 (AFP) - Iraq's neighbors were to be urged during an international conference in Brussels Wednesday to work together to prevent militants from crossing into Iraqi territory, diplomats said.

The conference sponsored by the European Union and the United States will call on Middle Eastern countries to cooperate with each other to "prevent cross-border transit and support for terrorists," a diplomat said.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told AFP Tuesday that his government was holding hundreds of Arab militants

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20 Jun 2005

occupied Palestinian territory + 4 others
$6.2 million for Middle East Refugees on World Refugee Day

Report
— Government of Australia
MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ALEXANDER DOWNER

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On World Refugee Day 2005, I am pleased to announce today a package of $6.2 million in humanitarian assistance for Palestinian refugees, who represent a significant proportion of the world's refugees.

These funds will be administered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). UNRWA provides health, education, shelter and food aid to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

UNRWA estimates that more than four million

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13 Jun 2005

Iraq + 1 other
Iraq: Badran discusses refugee issues with UNRWA official

Report
— Government of Jordan
AMMAN, June 13 (Petra) - Prime Minister Adnan Badran said on Sunday that the implementation of infrastructure projects in refugee camps - either in the Kingdom or near the border with Iraq - should not be interpreted as a step towards settlement of the refugees. Jordan has witnessed three waves of forced migrations and accepted the refugees on humanitarian grounds with no political dimensions, Badran said at a meeting with the deputy commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Radwan Nuweiser.
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07 Jun 2005

Jordan + 1 other
Jordan: Travel restrictions eased for visiting West Bank Palestinians

Report
— IRIN
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]

AMMAN, 7 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - West Bank Palestinians wanting to visit relatives in neighbouring Jordan will no longer have to endure lengthy procedures at the border post following the recent removal of tight travel restrictions.

Entry into Jordan in future will be based on "personal undertaking", and Palestinian visitors will be allowed a month-long stay in the country with the possibility of a two week extension, according to a senior Jordanian security official.

The new "travel pass" which

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07 Jun 2005

Iran (Islamic Republic of) + 2 others
From Jordan's desert to Sweden's winter - a refugee family's story

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
KRISTIANSTAD, Sweden, June 7 (UNHCR) - Six months ago, the lives of Yaseen and his family took a turn they never expected. After a life in refugee camps without knowing what the future would bring, he, his wife Rana and their two children were resettled to Sweden. They moved from the Jordanian desert to the Swedish winter in less than 24 hours. "We were lucky," says Yaseen.

The 30-year-old Iranian Kurd was only a child when his parents fled Iran. He was brought up and spent most of his life in Al Tash camp in Iraq and does not remember much of his home

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31 May 2005

Iraq + 1 other
UNHCR welcomes breakthrough for Iraq's refugees

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
AMMAN, Jordan, May 31 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has welcomed a series of recent breakthroughs that should result in significant improvements to the safety and living conditions of thousands of refugees who had been living in Iraq at the time of the 2003 war.
On Sunday, all 743 refugees who had fled the conflict in Iraq and settled in an unofficial camp in the no man's land between Iraq and Jordan for the last two years were transferred to Ruweished camp 60 km inside Jordan.

"Although conditions in Ruweished

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30 May 2005

Iraq + 1 other
Iraq: Iranian Kurds leave no-man's land for Jordan refugee camp

Report
— Agence France-Presse
AMMAN, May 30 (AFP) - Hundreds of refugees, including Iranian Kurds, who have been stranded in a desert no-man's land on the Jordan-Iraq border since 2003, have been moved to a camp in Jordan to await resettlement in a third country.

A total of 743 refugees were moved Sunday to the Ruweished camp, for "humanitarian and security" reasons, a spokesman for the state-run Hashemite Charity Organisation told AFP.

"Their move will make it easier for us to provide them with relief assistance and bring them closer to

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30 May 2005

Iraq + 1 other
Jordan: Refugees moved from no-mans-land

Report
— IRIN
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DUBAI, 30 May 2005 (IRIN) - The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan confirmed on Monday that refugees from Iraq living in a camp located in no-mans-land on the Jordanian/Iraqi border had been moved further inland in the kingdom to a better location.

"The government of Jordan decided to move the refugees, as the location was not good and too close to the border and we support this move," Jacqueline Parlevliet, a senior

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29 May 2005

Jordan + 1 other
Jordan allows 751 refugees from Iraq into camp

Report
— Deutsche Presse Agentur
Amman (dpa) - Over 700 refugees, mostly Iranian Kurds, were moved Sunday from no-man's-land on the Jordanian-Iraqi border to a camp inside Jordanian territory, a U.N. spokeswoman said.
The move follows an agreement between the Jordanian government and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

"We have completed the transfer of 751 refugees: 643 of them are Iranian Kurds, while the rest are Palestinians, Iraqis, Sudanese, Somalis and one Egyptian,'' she said.

The transferred refugees have been living

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17 May 2005

occupied Palestinian territory + 3 others
OPT: UNRWA displays major achievements

Report
— UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Damascus - To the rhythm of Palestinian songs, a troupe of young UNRWA pupils leaped onto the stage for a traditional folklore dance, performing to a packed audience of senior diplomats, United Nations officials and representatives of the Syrian Government and professional community, who turned out at the Damascus Training Centre on 17 May to review the achievements of UNRWA.

Some 200 people took part in the open day and talked with UNRWA officials, including Lex Takkenberg, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Syria over exhibitions showcasing the work of the Damascus

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15 May 2005

Jordan
Jordan: Tensions rising in Iraqi refugee camp

Report
— IRIN
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]

AMMAN, 15 May 2005 (IRIN) - Tension is rising in an Iraqi refugee camp in Jordan, as the residents await third country resettlement, according to officials from the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The rugged and windswept al-Ruweished refugee camp, some 350 km east of the Jordanian capital, Amman, has been home to hundreds of refugees fleeing Iraq since the US-led conflict began there in March 2003.

Some 500 refugees were at the camp initially,

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20 Apr 2005

Iraq + 1 other
Jordan urges UN to solve Iraqi refugee issue

Report
— Xinhua
AMMAN, Apr 20, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Jordanian Interior Minister Awni Yervas called upon the United Nations on Wednesday to help solve the issue of about 500 Iraqi refugees currently dwelling in Jordan.

Yervas made the appeal during talks with Steen Bruni, the UN representative of the Higher Commission for Refugees in Jordan, according to the official Petra news agency.

The minister stressed the importance of achieving a radical solution to the issue of the refugees in Ruweished camps by the commission.

"The suffering of these refugees

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16 Apr 2005

Israel + 3 others
Peter Gubser's Middle East trip report to the ANERA Board of Directors April 2-16, 2005

Report
— American Near East Refugee Aid


On the Lebanese leg of the trip, I joined up with ANERA Board Member and Vice Chair, Fawzi Kawash. In Jordan, ANERA Middle East Representative, Tom Neu, joined us with Hanan Shasha, head of ANERA's Amman office. In Palestine and Israel, ANERA Board Member, Philip Wilcox, joined us for about half of the trip. Dr. Eid Mustafa, member of the ANERA Medical Committee, joined Fawzi Kawash, Philip Wilcox, and me for a couple of meetings.

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