AMMAN — The
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan has announced
the provision of approximately $70 million to over 300,000 refugees during the
past year. This period witnessed the introduction of new criteria and
conditions aimed at
assisting refugees in Jordan.
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In its
recent report, the UNHCR in Jordan revealed that it had provided cash
assistance to more than 317,000 refugees, including women, men, and vulnerable
children. The objective was to help them meet their basic needs and address
other urgent requirements more effectively, such as health, education, and
protection, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
In 2023, the
UNHCR collaborated with the
World Food Program (WFP) to review and update the criteria for
targeting financial assistance, resulting in more refugees benefiting from aid.
By December
15, 2023, the UNHCR in Jordan had achieved 43 percent of its financial
requirements for the fiscal year 2023.
Jordan plays
host to 55,426 registered Iraqi refugees under the UNHCR and over 1.3 million
Syrians since the onset of the Syrian crisis in 2011. This includes 649,091
registered
Syrian refugees under the UNHCR. The UNHCR also notes that, as of
the end of the previous year, it has registered 723,886 refugees of various
nationalities, excluding
Palestinian refugees who fall under UNRWA.
A recent
international study on measuring poverty among refugees in Jordan, published
last year, highlighted that 39.8 percent of refugees in Jordan (excluding
Palestinian refugees) are grappling with food poverty, defined as having less
than 16.71 Jordanian dinars per person per month.
The UNHCR
announced its collaboration with the WFP to prepare for the retargeting of
refugees in host communities to receive cash assistance. This initiative is
based on a tool developed by the
World Bank.
As outlined
in their report, the new targeting criteria have enabled the UNHCR and the WFP
to better align and utilize limited resources more efficiently.
The UN
organization further stated that the new system prioritizes vulnerable
refugees, especially children, who are receiving cash assistance from the UNHCR
for the first time.
The new
tool, known as PMT, gives priority to the most vulnerable categories, allowing
for adaptation to changes in social and economic conditions. It also aligns the
targeting model with Jordan's primary social safety nets, including the
National Aid Fund, and considers the national poverty level, according to the
UNHCR.
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