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Syrians fleeing violence in their country continue to cross into Jordan every day in search of safety. Most are exhausted and desperately need help. Together with the Jordan National Red Crescent Society, the ICRC is doing its utmost to relieve their suffering.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of families around the world have to endure the anguish caused by the disappearance of a loved one.In Amman, one such family has been without news for ten years.

Geneva (ICRC) – More than two years after the onset of the crisis, the conflict and its fallout in adjacent countries have developed into a major humanitarian catastrophe. With no political solution in sight and an ever-widening gap between the needs of Syrians and the humanitarian response on the ground, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) must significantly increase its assistance to the civilian population severely affected by the violence.

Amman (ICRC) – Representatives of 10 medical associations from Jordan, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Yemen, Palestine and Bahrain met in Amman from 26 to 28 March to discuss the provision of health care in detention places in a regional conference organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

In February 2013, the ICRC helped a 15-year-old Syrian boy who was in Lebanon to join his family in Al-Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

Amman (ICRC) – More than 40 Jordanian and Syrian doctors involved in the treatment of casualties from the ongoing armed conflict in Syria are attending a three-day seminar on war surgery organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid, north of Amman.

An IRIN production looks at the plight of Syrian refugees in Jordan's Zaatari camp - just 15 km from the Syrian border.

By December 2012, more than 250,000 Syrians had crossed into Jordan, fleeing the violence in their homeland. Many of the Syrian refugees in Jordan depend on assistance provided by local and international aid agencies. However, some have not received any kind of assistance since their arrival in the country. The Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS) has been involved in the humanitarian response since the very beginning of the Syrian crisis, distributing food and other items.

As the violence intensifies and spreads in Syria, some 250,000 people have fled into Jordan, according to Jordanian official sources. About 45,000 Syrians are sheltering in Al Zaatari refugee camp. Fearful for the safety of family members still in Syria, refugees cover their faces for interviews as they tell their stories of flight and terror.