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Abu Raed sits with his son Bashar, who is paralyzed, in their family's caravan at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

A Syrian family’s overwhelming struggle to survive in Zaatari camp

Abu Raed and his wife, three sons and two daughters journeyed across the berm, a no man’s land between the Syrian and Jordanian borders, to reach the refugee camp. But conditions at Zaatari proved challenging for the family, especially when Abu Raed’s health started deteriorating.

ArticleMay 16, 2017

Syrian refugee kids team up for their own World Cup

For the first time, the IRC has sponsored a boy's soccer team in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp. The team reached the semifinal round of the Zaatari World Cup tournament. This is their story.

VideoJune 26, 2014

Syrian refugees in Jordan's Zaatari camp on getting the COVID-19 vaccine

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to strain health systems around the world, Jordan became one of the first countries to proactively vaccinate refugees.

VideoJune 19, 2021

Delivering medicine to refugees amid the coronavirus pandemic

The IRC health clinic in the Zaatari refugee camp remains open amid a national lockdown in Jordan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meet an IRC volunteer delivering vital medicine to refugees while following heightened safety measures.

VideoMarch 31, 2020

In a small tin home in a refugee camp, Manhal poses with his family: his wife holds a baby in a pink onesie, his four-year-old stands in front of him and eight-year-old and fifteen-year-old sons stands next to them.

Confronting the cold and COVID-19 in a refugee camp

Syrian refugees in Jordan face a surging COVID-19 crisis on top of unemployment, barriers to accessing education, and other daunting challenges.

ArticleDecember 11, 2020

A nurse wearing a mask and PPE holds a Vaccine for All sign at the IRC clinic where she works in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

The only way to stop COVID-19? Vaccines for all

Ending the COVID-19 pandemic can only be achieved if vaccines are available in all countries to everyone, including refugees. Here's how we get there.

ArticleMay 12, 2021