Jordan: Livelihood Opportunities for Refugees

Publication language
English
Pages
4pp
Date published
01 Feb 2019
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Livelihoods, Forced displacement and migration, Host Communities
Countries
Jordan
Organisations
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR)
Link
https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/67857

Discussion on livelihoods and the Right to Work for refugees in Jordan happened frequently after the Jordan Compact which was signed in London in February 2016, at the Syrian Regional Conference hosted by the United Kingdom, Germany, Kuwait, Norway and the United Nations.

On that occasion, which brought together international humanitarian and development actors, the Government of Jordan pledged to make 200,000 job opportunities available to Syrian refugees by 2020, measured by number of work permits issued. The Compact combined humanitarian and development funding through multi-year grants (USD 700 million annually for three years) and concessional loans (USD 1.9 billion).