Central

​Central government is responsible for:

• Managing the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan.
• Open border policy and co-ordinating NGOs to support reception measures for the 630,000 refugees (approximate) that have crossed since 2011.
• An IOL report indicates Jordan hosts over 2 million Palestinian refugees in addition though most have gained full citizenship.
• Managing and co-ordinating EU funds to tackle refugee crisis.
• Providing education to refugee minors.
• Jordan is not a signatory and has not become a party to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 (1951 Convention) or its 1967 Protocol.[1] In the absence of special legislation addressing their status, refugees and asylum seekers in Jordan are subject to Law No. 24 of 1973 concerning Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs.
• Issuing regulations concerning travel documentation that Jordan may grant to refugees.
• Compliance under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached with UNHCR over asylum reception and practice. While not recognising “asylum seekers” by that term, the MOU ensures Jordan respects the principle of nonrefoulement (not sending asylum seekers back to country of origin where his freedom or life may be threatened.)

Local

Responsibilities for the local government are unclear legally. Local authorities will implement national policies and edicts and co-ordinate with NGOs to ensure border security and effective management of transit refugees.
 
[1] Submission by the UNHCR for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Compilation Report – Universal Periodic Review: Jordan 1 (Mar. 2013), available at http://www.refworld. org/pdfid/513d90172.pdf, archived at https://perma.cc/7GE7-28JB.

Responsible bodies Ministry of Interior