Zaatari refugee camp

Ten years since the first tents were pitched in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan’s, almost 82,000 Syrian refugees are still living there, facing increasing precarity as shrinking incomes, rising prices and spiralling debt drive them further into poverty.

Located in northern Jordan, Za’atari camp hosts around 80,000 Syrians who have been forced to flee the war in Syria. For the refugees it is the nearest thing to home, but many are still struggling to find work. As the crisis has persisted, we have adapted our approach to enact more sustainable solutions to meet the needs of both camp residents and a vulnerable local community.

Oxfam Global Ambassador and Hollywood actor Gael García Bernal has taken time out from filming on location in Jordan to meet Syrian refugees.

Many Syrian refugees living outside camps across countries in the region are losing out on the help they desperately need, according to five international aid agencies today.