"Despite the multiple humanitarian challenges, the Near and Middle East region has faced over the last year, the ICRC Jordan Delegation has continued supporting key humanitarian operations within and outside of Jordan. The ICRC Logistics Supply Center supplied 21 countries in the region and globally with humanitarian assistance from Amman with a key focus on Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza in 2024.
For Gaza as a case in point, ICRC Jordan has delivered medical/prosthetic supplies, a complete field hospital in Rafah, essential relief items as well as food parcels.
Culminating the year with the change of Government in Syria in December, and the release of thousands of detainees, many Syrian families of the missing staying in Jordan felt renewed hopes to receive answers about their loved ones with only a small number reunified with their missing relatives.
The ICRC will, thus, continue to accompany them in their search and in addressing their needs while they wait for an answer. We have also consequently strengthened our Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support Program interventions for Syrian families of missing persons residing in Jordan and increased the economic resilience of these families in 2024 through the provision of assistance to start small income-generating projects and inclusion in vocational training to develop their technical skills.
We have been and will continue supporting and contributing to the efforts of the Government of Jordan in addressing the different humanitarian crises that took place around the country that also affected Jordan, through sustaining our protection and assistance programs for affected populations, in addition to continuing to promote better understanding and respect for International Humanitarian Law across the Kingdom and in the wider region.” Sarah Avrillaud, ICRC Head of Delegation in Jordan.
