From amateur to couturier: how a refugee is shaping tomorrow’s fashion
Way before there were any stray bullets, or the terrifying sound of war ravaging the city of Aleppo from all corners, Waseem Souda was a child, learning the craft of sewing from his father. The crisis taught Syrians many things, but the most important one for Waseem...
Press Release: Renewed donor support allows UNHCR to provide some winter assistance to refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has now started receiving donor funding that allows for critical winter assistance to the most vulnerable refugee women, men and children in Jordan.
Queen Rania calls for compassion with refugees at international Web Summit
“Our lives are given texture and meaning not by technology, but by each other.”
How a Syrian housewife created farming jobs in Jordan
When Layla Mahmoud Malkawi fled to Jordan, she knew nothing about agriculture. Today, she grows tons of vegetables together with Jordanian workers every year.
UNHCR Press Statement
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is aware of the challenges the current economic situation faced by all people living in Jordan and beyond is putting on energy markets. The UN entity follows the complex reform by the Government of Jordan closely and appreciates that it...
Syrian refugees: UNHCR warns of a resurging humanitarian crisis in Jordan
JORDAN | Funding falls short of meeting basic needs – UNHCR alone lacks 34 million US $ for health and cash assistance.