06/18/2007

The UN estimates that nearly 4 million Iraqis have been displaced by violence in their country, the vast majority of which have fled since 2003. Nearly 750,000 Iraqis have fled to Jordan, including some 250,000 children. Yet a recent survey found that only 14,000 Iraqi children are enrolled in Jordanian schools. The rest are idle or looking for illegal work to help support their families. The U.S. is working with the Jordanian government, UNICEF and the UN Refugee Agency to expand Jordan’s school system to make room for more Iraqi and Jordanian children.