Jordan – The World Food Program confirmed that it will continue to reduce the value of aid to 410,000 vulnerable refugees in Jordan until the end of this April, “due to the lack of funding” from donors since July 2023.
Last February, the Global Program (according to its data) continued to provide food assistance to this number of refugees from vulnerable groups in camps and host communities, noting that “all beneficiaries are still receiving a reduced transfer value of 15 Jordanian dinars ($21) per person per month since Last July due to lack of funding.”
He said, “The provision of this reduced assistance will only be secured until the end of April, and if other funds are not received soon, the program will also be forced to reduce the number of beneficiaries being assisted.”
In numbers, the program provided assistance to more than 715,000 refugees in February, while $8.6 million was transferred to the beneficiaries, while the World Food Program indicated that “the financial requirements for the program’s operations in Jordan from March to August of this year amount to approximately 100 million.” dollar”.
The strategic plan of the World Food Program in Jordan indicated that “the requirements amount to 997 million dollars, of which 236 million dollars were received, while the requirements for the program’s operations in the current year amount to 213 million dollars.”
The program document for last February stated that “Jordan is a low-middle-income country with a population of 11.5 million people, 63% of whom are under the age of thirty,” adding that the Kingdom is “a resource-poor country that suffers from a food deficit with dwindling energy and water resources and limited agricultural land.” .
About 640,000 Syrian refugees and 74,000 refugees from other countries were registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Jordan as of last February.
The global program stressed that “this large number of refugees adds unprecedented pressure on Jordan’s budget, natural resources, infrastructure and labor market,” noting that the Kingdom “has linked the achievement of its national goals to a progressive approach to hosting refugees.”
Source: “The Kingdom”
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2024-04-07 09:24:35