Children of Jordan: An Overview
The child population in Jordan is about 3.8 million, constituting about 40% of the total population. The youth in Jordan constitute about a third of the population; they are the change-makers and decision-makers of the future, and the group that we should invest in to the best of our ability.Including refugees, non-Jordanian children, who are mostly Syrians, constitute about a third of the Kingdom’s population. The number of Syrian refugee children in Jordan is 350,000, constituting about 48% of the total number of Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Children in Jordan have specific rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to which Jordan is a signatory, in addition to the rights guaranteed by the Jordanian constitution, which include the right to survival, education, development, protection and participation
Children of Jordan Website
The “Children of Jordan” Website was launched to shed light on the situation of children in Jordan with a special focus on issues related to child and family protection. It also showcases programs implemented through the “Allem_La_Tallem ” prevention program to reduce violence against children. “Allem_La_Tallem ” program is implemented by the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) and UNICEF in collaboration with the Ministries of Education, Social Development, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Health, Public Security Directorate and Zain Telecom Company as part of the “Multi-Sectoral National Plan of Action to End Violence against Children 2018-2021”.