Legal Status, Labelling, and Protection: the Case of Iraqi 'Refugees' in Jordan

Stevens, Dallal

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“…Jordan, although not a signatory of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, has been hosting about 2 million Palestinian refugees and an estimated 750,000 to 1 million Iraqi refugees since political unrest started in Syria on March 2011. 18 Of the 594,596 registered Syrian refugees displaced by the civil war at the time of the study, 81.9% were residing in urban and rural areas around the country. 19 In terms of distribution in governorates, Amman hosts the largest urban refugee population (26.2%), followed by the northern border governorate of Irbid (23.2%).…”

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The Perceived Barriers of Access to Health Care Among a Group of Non-camp Syrian Refugees in Jordan

González

Delgado

2016

Int J Health Serv

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The aims of this study were to identify the most needed health care services, accessibility of various health care services, and barriers to access as perceived by a group of Syrian refugees living in non-camp settings in Jordan and to compare accessibility among different groups. The study was conducted in the Amman, Irbid, Karak, and Maan governorates of Jordan. This is a cross-sectional, analytical, observational study using convenience and snowball sampling for data collection. A structured questionnaire was included in an ongoing needs assessment of a Jordanian nongovernment organization in April 2014, with a total of 196 surveys conducted. In addition to the prevalent acute and communicable diseases, chronic diseases and dental problems were common. Preventive and primary health care were more accessible than advanced services. Structural and financial barriers hindered access. The specific survey location and governorate were associated with a difference in reported access. Registration status, health provider, duration, and out-of-pocket payment did not affect accessibility. The capacities of health facilities at different levels should be increased. Enhanced information sharing among health providers can improve identification of needs and gaps.

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The Perceived Barriers of Access to Health Care Among a Group of Non-camp Syrian Refugees in Jordan

González

Delgado

2016

Int J Health Serv

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“…The MoU outlines major principles of international protection, including the Convention refugee definition, and the principle of non-refoulement , or non-forcible return. Under the MoU, refugees may stay in Jordan for a limited but renewable period (Collet, 2010; Stevens, 2013). With respect to domestic law, entry by all non-nationals is governed by Law No.…”

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“…However, Iraqis are exempted from this. In addition to having a visa requirement, from 2007 onward, Iraqis have been asked to present a new G-series passport upon entry into Jordan, which is very difficult to obtain (Stevens, 2013). With respect to employment, most Iraqis cannot work without permission from the Ministry of Labor.…”

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“…Yet the decree has not prevented some state schools from still barring Iraqi children to attend without special permission. Furthermore, Iraqi families had until 2008 been expected to pay for annual school fees (Collet, 2010; Stevens, 2013). Even when Iraqi children are in schools, they still encounter considerable challenges.…”

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Educational gaps and their impact on Iraqi refugee students’ secondary schooling in the Greater Detroit, Michigan Area

Bang

Collet

2018

Research in Comparative and International Education

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In this piece we examine educational gaps among Iraqi refugee students while living in Iraq and while in transitional countries, challenges resulting from those educational gaps since they have arrived in the United States, and Iraqi students’ needs to overcome their challenges for school adjustment. Thirty Chaldean Iraqi refugees who attended various high schools in the greater Detroit area, their parents, and their teachers participated in interviews and focus groups. Educational gaps in Iraq are due to precarious conditions involved in access to schooling, and threats and dangers experienced as Chaldean religious minorities. Gaps in transitional countries are due to lack of access to schooling due to residency restrictions, discriminatory treatment, and financial difficulties. Iraqi students are highly anxious about academic failure and their ability to obtain a high school diploma. We recommend educational policies and practices that might best address the serious problem of educational gaps.

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“…28 Regardless of its nonsignatory status to international refugee law and the lack of domestic legislation pertaining to refugees, Jordan sits on the Executive Committee of the UNHCR and has been a crucial host-state partner in the shaping of its policies and practices since the 1990s. 29 UNHCR, in turn, has expanded its presence in Jordan significantly expanded in the past two decades and has increasingly shifted aid directly to the state.…”

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Negotiating Crisis: International Aid and Refugee Policy in Jordan

Kelberer

2017

Middle East Policy

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Legal Status, Labelling, and Protection: the Case of Iraqi 'Refugees' in Jordan

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The Perceived Barriers of Access to Health Care Among a Group of Non-camp Syrian Refugees in Jordan

The Perceived Barriers of Access to Health Care Among a Group of Non-camp Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Educational gaps and their impact on Iraqi refugee students’ secondary schooling in the Greater Detroit, Michigan Area

Negotiating Crisis: International Aid and Refugee Policy in Jordan

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