AMMAN — The
UN’s agencies, funds, and
programs spent $914.1 million in Jordan last year to support humanitarian and
development activities and projects, according to the UN in Jordan’s annual
results report for 2021. The report highlighted the UN’s humanitarian
activities and development interventions under the fourth year of the agency’s
Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDF) 2018–2022 implementation.
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The report also features activities implemented by
the UN in Jordan over the past year, in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and
addressing its socioeconomic impact and inclusive recovery.
According to the report, the agency focused its
activities across three main priorities: strengthened institutions, empowered
people, and enhanced opportunities. Under these priorities, the UN worked
closely with funding partners, civil society organizations and various
governmental institutions to support formulation and amendment to new and
existing legislations, policies, and strategies as well as strengthening
capacity of institutions to enable Jordan to achieve its commitments under the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The UN also continued creating an enabling
environment to enhance individuals’ knowledge of rights, as well as their
access to information, education, skills, capacities, and services. Efforts
over the past year focused on empowering people to change patterns of behavior,
to improve their circumstances and development.
In addition, the UN provided trainings and
strengthened economic opportunities with a focus on women and vulnerable
Jordanians and refugees.
Other
results achieved in 2021 include:
• Over
2,000,000 Jordanians and refugees were supported with humanitarian and
development services.
• Over
60 policies, strategies, programs, and pieces of legislation of the government
of Jordan were formulated and/or supported.
•
89,000 people accessed information about eliminating all forms of violence
against women.
•
2,102,463 community members were exposed to information about women, peace, and
security; gender equality; gender-based violence; the role of women in society;
peacebuilding; and preventing violent extremism.
•
78,688 children received messages on child protection and psychosocial support.
•
425,818 Jordanian and Syrian school children benefited from the School Feeding
Program.
• 5,286
out of school children were supported through the non-formal education program.
•
500,000 refugees received monthly cash assistance for food.
• 7,000
individuals benefited from enhanced access to labor market through skills
development.
•
62,195 work permits (56,693 men and 5,502 women) were issued to refugees by the
government; the highest number since 2016.
• 50
entrepreneurs and small businesses received business incubation training.
The UN allocated $441.3 million to support the
government in its response to the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 and to help
Jordan recovery from the pandemic. In addition, the UN supported vaccine
rollout including provision of 436,800 COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX
facilities, strengthened capacity of medical staff, and procured hospitals and
laboratory equipment and supplies.
In 2022, the UN in Jordan will continue to focus on
developing its new cooperation framework for the years, 2023–2027 and bring the
current UNSDF cycle to a close, according to the report. The new framework will highlight four main
priorities: enhanced opportunities for inclusive, gender-responsive green
growth; enhanced access to quality social services protection; enhanced
national capacity to address responsible, equitable access to and consumption
of water, food, and energy; and strengthened accountability, transparency, and
participation.
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