ZA'ATRI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, May 15 (UNHCR)- Popular Spanish TV presenter Jesús Vázquez visited Jordan this week to highlight the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, particularly the children, and to help raise urgently-needed funds for UNHCR's Syria crisis operation.

"I'm here to listen to what you have to say so that I can help raise awareness in my country about your needs," the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador told refugees on Tuesday in Za'atri camp, which is home to more than 100,000 people.

One refugee in two is under 18. How will the young Syrians recover?

04/30/2013 16:43 GMT

UNITED NATIONS, April 30, 2013 (AFP) - Jordan on Tuesday warned the UN Security Council that the growing exodus of Syrian refugees was a threat to its stability and the council is now considering a visit to the camps.

Jordan faces a "crushing weight" if the refugee numbers, already over 500,000, keep growing at the current rate, said the ambassador, Prince Zeid al-Hussein, after a private meeting with Security Council envoys.

CARE’s household assessment Syrian refugees in urban sections of Jordan reveals that in many cases, families are forced to prioritize food, water and shelter over sending children to school.

04/20/2013 06:29 GMT

AMMAN, April 20, 2013 (AFP) - Ten policemen were injured in a clash with demonstrators in the Syrian refugee camp of Zaatari in northern Jordan, a security official said on Saturday.

The source, declining to be named, said two of the policemen were in serious condition after the clash on Friday night.

Violence broke out as 100 refugees held a protest against living conditions in Zaatari, home to more than 160,000 Syrians who have fled the bloodshed in their country, and a ban on leaving the desert camp near the border with Syria.

The 5,200-hectare camp, some 80 kilometres northeast of Amman, has 750 caravans, a hospital and a school and can take up to 5,500 people. The UN expects numbers to triple.

This is a guest blog by Julia Brothwell, a member of our disaster management team who recently returned from Jordan.

As news broke that one million Syrians were seeking refuge in countries neighbouring Syria, I was on my way to Za’atari Camp in Jordan – temporary home to 140,000 refugees. I saw new toilet and washroom facilities being built on the outskirts of the camp. Soon tents and shelters made from containers will spring up to fill the gaps between the breeze-block structures.