The World Food Programme has warned of a severe funding crisis that could halt cash and food assistance for Syrian refugees in Jordan by the end of January 2026.
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According to a WFP report, current funding is only sufficient to cover the monthly cash assistance of 15 Jordanian dinars (about USD 21) per refugee until the end of January 2026. After that, the program “will be forced to stop entirely” if no new contributions arrive.
Currently, 230,000 refugees in camps and host communities benefit from this monthly support, which serves as a vital food lifeline for tens of thousands of families, the report said.
WFP noted that around 166,000 Syrian refugees returned to their country over the past ten months, and the number of registered refugees has decreased by 27% since December 2024.
The agency stressed that its ability to continue monthly assistance will end by late January, saying it will be unable to make further payments unless USD 16.4 million is secured over the next six months. It added that “the continuity of support remains dependent on the level of upcoming funding and donor contributions.”
School Feeding Program
The report also highlighted that school feeding initiatives serving nearly half a million Jordanian and refugee children are at risk of stopping within weeks. The program requires USD 3.5 million to ensure the continuation of daily meals and date bars in public schools and refugee camps through April 2026.
The report warned that any funding gap “will immediately affect the consistency of meals relied upon by many children as a main component of their daily nutrition.”
It stated that the total funding gap for the next six months stands at USD 53 million, at a time when Jordan continues to host the second-highest refugee-to-population ratio in the world (3.5 million refugees of various nationalities) and plays a key role in coordinating humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The World Food Programme called on international donors to act swiftly to close this urgent gap, warning that delays will worsen the suffering of the poorest refugees during the winter season.
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