AMMAN – On Friday, Al-Mamlaka
TV reported that international donors have committed to funding 45.9 percent of
Jordan’s response plans to the Syrian crisis since their launch in 2015. By the
end of 2023, the total funding for these plans reached approximately $10.3
billion.
The response plans
consist of three main components: support for host communities, institutional
capacity-building, and refugee assistance. They encompass various developmental
projects and programs across sectors such as education, energy, environment, health,
justice, housing, water, transportation, social protection, and livelihoods.
Additionally, there are programs addressing the response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Jordan has been
hosting around 1.3 million Syrian refugees since the start of the Syrian crisis
in 2011, including approximately 660,000 registered Syrian refugees under the
UNHCR.
Among the Syrian
refugees in Jordan, 524,475 reside in urban areas, while 135,547 live in
designated refugee camps.
Despite the
significant decline in international aid, Jordan continues to provide essential
services to Syrian refugees within its borders. The funding gap remains a
challenge, with the annual shortfall reaching $11.8 billion and a funding rate
of 54.1 percent.
The following is a
breakdown of the funding situation for Jordan’s response plans over the past
few years:
- 2023: Funding reached $633.7
million out of the required $2.276 billion, resulting in a funding rate of
29.2 percent and a shortfall of $1.612 billion.
- 2022: Funding amounted to $760.3
million out of the required $2.28 billion, with a funding rate of 33.4
percent and a shortfall of $1.51 billion.
- 2021: Funding reached $744.4
million out of the required $2.43 billion, with a funding rate of 30.6
percent and a shortfall of $1.687 billion.
- 2020: Funding was approximately
$1.11 billion out of the required $2.24 billion, resulting in a funding
rate of 49.4 percent and a shortfall of around $1.137 billion.
- 2019: Funding reached
approximately $1.066 billion out of the required $2.4 billion, with a
funding rate of 44.4 percent and a shortfall of $1.33 billion.
- 2018: Funding reached
approximately $1.587 billion out of a total requirement of $2.543 billion,
representing a funding rate of 63.9 percent, with a shortfall of $896
million.
- 2017: Funding amounted to
approximately $1.7 billion out of a total requirement of $2.65 billion,
with a funding rate of 64.8 percent, and a shortfall of around $900
million.
- 2016: Funding reached
approximately $1.64 billion out of a total requirement of $2.65 billion,
with a funding rate of 62 percent, and a shortfall of around $1 billion.
- 2015: Funding was approximately
$1.07 billion out of a total requirement of $2.98 billion, with a funding
rate of 35.8 percent, and a shortfall of around $1.91 billion.
اضافة اعلان
Despite these
challenges, Jordan remains committed to providing essential services to Syrian
refugees. However, the lack of long-term commitments to flexible international
funding exacerbates the vulnerability of refugees and host communities in
Jordan. The country continues to cover remaining needs through its general
budget, which puts additional pressure on already strained resources,
especially water. Jordan is working diligently to address the dual consequences
of the refugee crisis and climate change.
Statements
from Jordanian officials
His Majesty recently
emphasized in a speech at the Global Refugee Forum that Jordan’s response plan
to the Syrian refugee crisis has received global recognition. However, it has
never been fully funded. His Majesty highlighted the fact that sufficient international
funding is crucial to continuing to provide essential services. Despite the
absence of long-term commitments in flexible international funding, Jordan
remains committed to providing education, healthcare, and livelihood
opportunities for refugees. The availability of adequate funding is pivotal to
sustaining basic services.
In previous
statements, Ayman Safadi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates,
mentioned that Jordan has reached its “maximum capacity” in terms of hosting
refugees.
He emphasized that
Jordan has done everything within its power to ensure that refugees receive the
necessities for a dignified life. These individuals are victims of conflicts,
and it is crucial that they do not become victims of neglect or lack of access
to the basic essentials they deserve.
Safadi called on the
international community to take practical steps to provide necessary support
for host countries in ensuring decent living conditions for refugees.
During a recent
inspection visit to the Azraq and the Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp for Syrian
refugees, Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya reiterated that Jordan continues to
bear the burden of hosting and caring for approximately 1.3 million Syrian refugees.
Despite the limited international response to refugee requirements (with less
than 30 percent assistance last year), this situation puts pressure on Jordan’s
limited resources and affects the quantity and quality of services available to
refugees.
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