Jordan: Syrian Refugees Stranded at Border Crossing - URGENT ACTION

Amnesty International

A growing number of people fleeing the armed conflict in Syria are stranded on the Jordan side of the Jordan-Syria border. Hundreds of refugees have been arriving at the Jordanian border every day since November. 

A build-up of refugees from Syria at the north-eastern border with Jordan has increased in recent months. Many of them are in desperate need of aid, but the Jordanian authorities have restricted international organizations’ access to the area. In winter– typically from November to February - temperatures in the desert border zone can fall to freezing. Refugees stranded at the border are living in makeshift shelters. They have limited access to food, water, blankets and medical supplies provided by international aid agencies.

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Also:

• Jordan: Risk of humanitarian disaster as 12,000 refugees from Syria stranded in ‘no man’s land’, Dec 9, 2015, Amnesty International

•  PressTV-Amnesty: Syria refugees face 'disaster' in Jordan, Dec 10, 2015, PRESSTV