Is UNHCR in Jordan discriminating against Sudanese refugees?
Sudanese refugees in Jordan have been protesting what they see as the UNHCR discriminating between them and Syrian and Iraqi refugees.
Since Nov. 4, around 200 Sudanese refugees have been protesting at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan. Having escaped the harrowing conflict in their homeland, these refugees are protesting a lack of employment and education rights, racial violence and perhaps most of all, allegedly less assistance than that provided to Syrian and Iraqi refugees by the UNHCR.
The protests have since become a daily occurrence. Protesters have set up 20 or so tents in the UNHCR’s parking lot, where they intend to stay until a solution is reached or they are forced to leave. On the other hand, the UNHCR's External Relations department believes it is doing all it can to help the Sudanese community.
