Pope Francis visits refugees in Jordan

Jordan, 27 May 2014 (UNHCR) - Pope Francis visited on Saturday with refugees in Jordan, where he expressed deep concern for the humanitarian emergency caused by the war in Syria. For Joseph Sabra, the encounter brought renewed hope after years of loss and uncertaintyRead more<

'This is all I need', Ibitssam said 'this will keep me and my children warm.'

JORDAN, 13 February 2014 (ICMC) - Ibtissam al Muhammad, a 26 year old mother from Deraa, Syria, fled to Jordan with her two small children. With little income, she struggles hard to protect her young family from harsh winter conditions.

After her arrival in Jordan, Ibtissam decided to bring her children to live with her mother-in-law in Sahkrah, a small place in Irbid, not far from the Syrian border.…… ‘Sahkra is full of Syrian refugees’, Ibtissam says,’ it feels more like home because not only is my mother in law here, but also because a few of my cousins from Deraa settled here’Read more<

ICMC helps Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians prepare for winter in Jordan

JORDAN, 7 February 2014 (ICMC) – This week, ICMC Amman successfully completed its EU-funded winterization project in Jordan for Syrian refugees. Despite a country-wide shortage, ICMC identified reliable suppliers that were able to deliver the badly needed heaters and gas cylinders, during one of the coldest winters in many years.

For the second year in a row, with the funding support from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO), ICMC was among the very first NGOs in Jordan to complete winterization and successfully provide 825 vulnerable Syrian and Jordanian families with a gas heater, gas cylinder and 11 re-fill vouchers in the chilly wind-swept governorate of Ajloun.Read more<

ICMC project in Jordan helps Syrian refugee women and children fight isolation

Al Mafraq, Jordan, 25 November 2013 (ICMC) – The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is betting on community involvement to help isolated Syrian women and girls in Northern Jordan better access social services available and face the many challenges of refugee life.Read more<

EU-funded ICMC keeps helping Iraqi refugees in Syria as aid may dwindle

More than 2 million Iraqis fled their violent, divided homeland for fear of persecution after the 2003 Iraq war. The almost 65,000 registered Iraqi refugees in Syria now find themselves trapped in a new conflict. Those who, like Hayfa, cannot go back home, have a daunting choice between running away yet again and enduring life in war-torn Syria.

While the international community focuses its attention on relieving the humanitarian emergency triggered by the influx of more than 1 million Syrian refugees into neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt and North Africa, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has not forgotten the Iraqis who stayed behind in Syria.Read more<

Death toll approaching 70,000 in Syrian crisis, UN says

Top United Nations officials today highlighted the need for the Security Council to act with a unified voice to protect innocent lives, noting that civilians, in Syria and elsewhere, remain subject to unacceptable threats to life and dignity in conflict zones.Read more<