This paper looks at how UNHCR has gone about creating;; maintaining and expanding protection space for Iraqi refugees in the context of the Jordan;; Syria and Lebanon. The paper is divided into two parts. The first touches on UNHCR's mandate and the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees;; which together provided;; for the first time;; a formal structure for the protection of refugees under international law. The second part of the paper turns attention to the Iraqi displacement to Syria;; Jordan and Lebanon. It begins by outlining the protection environment as regards refugees in the region and indicates the protection needs faced by Iraqi refugees;; or rather rights which remain be realized by Iraqi refugees in these countries.

بعد الفرار من العنف والاضطهاد في العراق;; فإن مئات الآلاف من العراقيين الذين يعيشون في الأردن يواجهون تهديداً يومياً للإعتقال والغرامات والترحيل وذلك لأن الحكومة الأردنية تعاملهم معاملة المهاجرين غير الشرعيين بدلاً من معاملتهم كلاجئين. منذ بدء الحرب في العراق في عام 2003;; نزح أكثر من مليون عراقي من بلدهم طلباً للجوء من البلدان المجاورة;; إلا أنه لا يوجد أي من الدول المجاورة للعراق;; ولا الولايات المتحدة;; يعاملونهم كلاجئين. وهذا التقرير يلقي الضوء على محنة اللاجئين العراقيين (والتماس الحلول له) وهي مسؤوليةً مشتركة بين الأردن والدول المجاورة والمجتمع الدولي.

This study analyzes the food markets of Jordan;; Syria;; Lebanon;; Palestine;; Iran;; Iraq;; and Yemen (ME-ODC Countries);; to better understand their dynamics;; particularly in light of the sudden flare in food prices.

During the reporting period;; World Food Programme (WFP) distributed a total of 340;;000 hot meals (an average of 52;;000 meals per day) through its implementing partners TUA;; Thaghar Al Madina;; and Radi Shedifat in Al Za'atari camp and King Abdullah Park. In addition;; WFP provided an average of 4;;213 welcome meals to new arrivals in Al Za'atari Camp. The following report details such endeavors.

This 23rd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2012. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year;; often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.

This report is an assessment on the psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon. The assessment included mapping;; structured interviews with stakeholders and 200 families;; and direct observations through an innovative methodology based on Hertz’s migration paradigms with a non medical focus. The results highlighted the necessity for psychosocial interventions;; since most families were rebounding in their experience of displacement;; and the challenges posed to service providers by the first massive urban displacement crisis.

يراجع التقرير أوضاع ثماني دول فيها أعداد كبيرة من عاملات المنازل المهاجرات;; هي لبنان والأردن والسعودية والكويت والإمارات والبحرين وسنغافورة وماليزيا. يعرض التقرير التقدم المحرز في توفير تدابير الحماية المتوفرة بموجب قوانين العمل لعاملات المنازل;; وإصلاح نظم "الكفالة" الخاصة بالهجرة والتي تسهم في الإساءة للعاملات;; وضمان فعالية استجابة الشرطة والمحاكم على العنف البدني والجنسي;; والسماح للمجتمع المدني والنقابات بالتنظيم.

This report provides an overview of the status of early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Jordan;; Lebanon;; Sudan;; and Syria. It examines the contextual factors influencing ECCE;; highlighting current policies;; challenges;; and strategies for improvement and expansion. The report underscores the paucity and limitations of available data. Findings show that ECCE services have improved but regional disparity and dominance of the private sector prevail. None of the four countries but Jordan has a full-fledged national strategy and policy on ECCE. Challenges identified include lack of qualified teachers;; societal misconceptions about the unique features of early childhood;; and lack of research-based studies. Innovative projects show that NGOs have been instrumental in addressing the needs of marginalized children.