Dramatic turn: Asylum plans stopped in the Zaatari camp after threat of attack!

Dramatic turn: Asylum plans stopped in the Zaatari camp after threat of attack!

Zaatari, Jordanien - The situation in refugee camps is closely observed by leading European politicians. A current double interview with the inner ministers of Austria, Gerhard Karner, and Germany, Nancy Faeser, took place in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Zaatari, located on the Syrian-Jordan border, is the largest refugee camp in the Middle East and houses around 80,000 people. This number alone corresponds to almost the population of the German city of Bamberg. Unfortunately, the planned mission of the two ministers to Syria had to be canceled due to an acute threat of attack, which is a setback for their asylum plans. This is reported by Krone

The refugee camp Zaatari was founded in 2012 and has developed from a temporary camp to a permanent solution. Many people who have fled from the Syrian Civil War have often been living in the camp for several years. Jordan has recorded around 1.3 million refugees Syrians in the total number, although not all are officially registered with the UNHCR. In view of the challenges with which the refugees are confronted, Dominik Bartsch, the UNHCR leader in Jordan, emphasizes the need for financial support for acute crises and existing emergencies. ZDF would like to point out the high unemployment of over 20 percent in Jordania, where the population is just 11 million.

challenges in the camp

The conditions in Camp Zaatari are often difficult. Many of the containers and corrugated iron huts are damaged and urgently need to be renovated. One of the greatest challenges is water supply; The groundwater is expected to be exhausted in two years. Germany plans to support the water supply in Jordan with a loan of 129 million euros and to provide an additional 41 million euros for refugee people. In one of the recordings, the 28-year-old refugees Nour Al Dalla expresses that she has the desire to emigrate to Canada or Germany with her children, but she sees limited perspectives for it.

This situation is part of a major problem that runs through past asylum and refugee policy in Europe. According to the Federal Center for Political Education In the last two decades, have tried to harmonize their asylum procedures in the last two decades But the differences in dealing with asylum seekers remain significant. The historical highs of the number of asylum seekers in the EU, in 2015 with 1.32 million applications, has now decreased. Nevertheless, there are major challenges, especially in the distribution and creation of legal entry paths for those seeking protection.

While different states are trying to improve asylum conditions, the current events in the Zaatari refugee camp are explaining that the global challenges of migration and the fate of millions of refugees continue to require urgent need for action.