Location: Jordan
Refugee camps exist all over the world to help people who have been forced from their homes. These camps play a vital role in providing displaced people with temporary – and sometimes long-term – assistance.
Since the start of the conflict in Syria, Jordan has shouldered the impact of a massive refugee influx across its borders and now hosts over 1 million Syrian refugees.
WFP urgently needs funding to continue assistance to vulnerable refugees, to stop families falling into further food insecurity and deeper poverty.
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For Syrian refugees, many rest easy knowing what their children will enjoy when they walk through the doors of their classrooms far away from home: a nutritious school meal.
Jordan hosts the second highest share of refugees per capita in the world, mostly from Syria. Food security has been a key concern for refugees in camps and communities.
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We've launched an operation to provide blankets, coats, scarves and gloves for thousands of Syrian children living in refugee camps in Jordan.