Recognising Urban Refugees in Jordan: Opportunities for mobile-enabled identity solutions

Author(s)
Wilson, M. & Casswell, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
15pp
Date published
01 Dec 2018
Publisher
GSMA Mobile for Development
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Forced displacement and migration, Host Communities, Urban
Countries
Jordan
Link
https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/resources/recognising-urban-refugees-i…

This report, through an extensive literature review and stakeholder interviews, brings new focus on the complex identity-related challenges faced by urban refugees in Jordan, the tenth largest refugee-hosting nation in the world. UNHCR’s year-end 2017 data states that there are nearly 691,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan, and 85 per cent are presumed to be living outside of camps.