AMMAN/DUBAI, 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of people are gathering in villages in southern Syria, unable to seek refuge in Jordan because of insecurity along the border or, according to some, new Jordanian security measures.

In Nasib village, just 2km from one of four border crossings between Jordan and Syria, there are 10,000 displaced people waiting to leave Syria, according to village imam Abu Omar. He said government security forces abandoned the village "long ago".

Syria - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #16, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

● In the West Bank, Palestinian injuries from Israeli security forces in 2013 twice as high as in 2012.
● Children as young as seven detained by Israeli forces in Hebron, according to international monitors.
● Restrictions on entry of materials delay WASH projects in Gaza.
● Thirty per cent increase in displacement from demolitions in 2013 in the West Bank.

05/24/2013 11:00 GMT

by Rana Moussaoui

ZAATARI CAMP, Jordan, May 24, 2013 (AFP) - International efforts to organise a Syria peace conference are at fever pitch, but in Jordan's Zaatari camp, Syrian refugees are more concerned with the misery of their daily lives than diplomatic manoeuvring.

"To be honest, we're fed up with these conferences, there have been many... without results. We want a radical solution," said Saleh, a former labourer from Syria's southern Daraa province.

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR websites, www.unhcr.org and www.unhcr.fr, which should also be checked for regular media updates on non-briefing days.

Geneva, 24 May 2013 -- With the violence worsening inside Syria, UNHCR expects that growing numbers of people will continue to seek safety and assistance across international borders.

LONDRES, 24 mai 2013 (IRIN) - Chaque année, des centaines de milliers de personnes sont obligées de quitter leur lieu de résidence en raison de la violence ou de catastrophes naturelles. Mais l'image du déplacement se transforme : en général, elle est associée à des camps tentaculaires établis en zone rurale, mais aujourd'hui, les déplacés sont tout aussi susceptibles de vivre en zone urbaine, souvent dans l'anonymat.

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“This is a nightmare. We will wake up soon to find ourselves in our beloved Syria,” says Ismail, a 30-year-old refugee from the Syrian city of Homs. “I feel sometimes that this is all just a dream, but then the difficulties hit you and I know it is our reality now.”

“I’m deeply sad inside, but I need to appear strong in front of my family,” says a man called Mahmood while sitting in the narrow room he now shares with his wife and six-year-old son in the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in Saida, Lebanon. Until almost two months ago, he’d been living in another camp for Palestinians, this one in Damascus, but the conflict in Syria had made it impossible to stay.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Syrian refugees exceed 1.5 million

• J-RANS II finds significant deterioration of the humanitarian situation

• Health needs grow more acute

• Donor funding increases ahead of revision to U.N. appeals