200,000 Syrian Refugees in Jordan May Lose Food Aid
Posted by Scott Lucas | May 22, 2021 |
The Zaatari refugee camp near the border city of Mafraq, Jordan, February 1, 2020 (Reuters)
Almost 200,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan are at risk of losing food support because of funding shortfalls.
Syria Direct, citing Jordan’s Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, reports that only 1.6% of $2.4 billion for the Jordan Response Plan was secured as of March 31.
In comparison, the JRP received more than $1.1 billion, 49% of necessary funding, in 2020. The Plan met 50% of its goal in 2019 and 64% in 2018.
There are more than 665,000 registered Syrian asylum-seekers and refugees in Jordan, out of a total of more than 5.6 million Syrian refugees amid the 122-month conflict.