Here DEC CEO Saleh Saeed shares the first of his day by day experiences of his visit, during which he talked directly with families who have fled the conflict in Syria with little or no money and possessions. With rapidly dwindling resources, a bitterly cold winter and poor shelter their stories are just a handful from the many thousands of Syrian refugees who are now facing a catastrophic emergency.

Day 1 - North Jordan: Al-Zarqa & Zaatari

11 March 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - UNOSAT will soon enter the third year of monitoring of the Syria crisis in support of the international humanitarian community and the High-Commissioner for Refugees in particular. UNOSAT first situation maps about the unfolding of the Syrian crisis date back mid-2011. Today, the number of Syrians fleeing increasingly violent conflict has reportedly surpassed the staggering number of one million.

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Through the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Estonia is supporting Syrian refugees in Jordan, where the situation grows more complicated each day. “In Jordan’s largest refugee camp, located in Zaatari, there are already 60 000 people, most of whom are women and children,” said Foreign Minister Urmas Paet.

Jeddah, KSA, 15.01.2013 – A shipment of Hajj meat from the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat, Adahi, managed by the Islamic Development Bank, is scheduled to reach the Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon through the National Saudi Campaign for Relief Aid. Another consignment is also being distributed among the needy in Somalia.

The Adahi distribution plan for Hajj season 2012, envisages the distribution of around 993,000 frozen carcasses of sheep amongst the needy in Saudi Arabia and in 24 countries in Asia and Africa via sea and land.

This weekly update provides a snapshot of the response of the United Nations and its partners to the influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. The response is led by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and is undertaken in full coordination with host Governments, UN agencies, and NGO partners. This report covers the period from 15 to 23 September 2012.

Highlights

Second Revision of the Regional Response Plan for Syrian Refugees

This weekly update provides a snapshot of the United Nations and partners’ response to the influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. The response is led by the UN Refugee Agency and is undertaken in full coordination with host Governments, UN agencies, and NGO partners. This report covers the period from 08 to 14 September 2012. The next update will be issued on 21 September 2012.

GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS

• The overall registered Syrian refugee population in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey has now exceeded quarter a million.

(Washington, D.C., 1/10/2012) Islamic Relief USA (IR USA), a relief and development organization based in the D.C. metro area, announced today its humanitarian effort to assist nearly 5,500 displaced Syrian refugees in Jordan. According to the latest estimates by the United Nations, more than 5,000 civilians have been killed as a result of the escalating violence in Syria. Neighboring countries are witnessing a mass influx of refugees fleeing the crippling violence and harsh winter conditions.

February 22, 2011

(Nicolas Pelham is a journalist based in Jerusalem.)

When anti-monarchical revolution swept the Middle East in the 1950s, Jordan was one of the few populous Arab states to keep its king. King 'Abdallah II, son of Hussein, the sole Hashemite royal to ride out the republican wave, has all the credentials to perform a similar balancing act. Aged 49, he has been in charge for a dozen years, unlike his father, who was just 17 and only a few months into his reign when the Egyptian potentate abdicated in 1952. And the son has grown accustomed

Stressing the international community's responsibility to address the needs of Palestinian refugees and expressing alarm over the chronic funding shortfall of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) set up to support them, 20 donors this morning pledged approximately US$ 214 million to UNRWA for 2011, and several more indicated their contributions would be forthcoming.

Donors made their pledges during a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee created by the General Assembly as the main Assembly