AMMAN — Germany has committed 21.5 million euros ($22.2million)
in additional assistance to the
World Food Program (WFP), and the refugee
agency UNHCR in Jordan, citing its desire to help cover part of the needs of
Jordan-based refugees amid rising fuel and food prices in the wake of Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine.
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A German Embassy
statement said WFP will get 20 million euros ($20.6 million) in additional aid
this year and in 2023, while UNHCR is allocated more assistance worth 1.5
million euros ($1.6 million).
“The top ups
enable WFP and UNHCR to continue supporting vulnerable refugees from Syria and
other countries living in camps and communities across the Kingdom to meet
their food, nutritional and basic needs,” the statement said.
It said the
humanitarian situation has “deteriorated for millions of people worldwide” in
2022.
“The Russian war
of aggression against Ukraine has led to an increase in grain and commodity
prices, as well as rising fuel and gas costs, disproportionately affecting the
most vulnerable,” it said.
“To make ends
meet, many refugees in Jordan rely on humanitarian support, with the global
food and energy crisis adding further pressure on Jordan’s refugee population
and host communities,” the statement added. It noted that the additional aid is
meant to “maintain life-saving cash assistance for refugees in Jordan.”
German
Ambassador
Bernhard Kampmann said: “We are pleased to maintain our humanitarian
commitment to Jordan at a substantial level in 2022. The needs for cash
assistance in Jordan are rising dramatically. Our contribution is a sign that
we stand firmly alongside the Government of Jordan and our UN partner
organizations.”
WFP’s
Representative and Country Director Alberto Correia Mendes thanked the German
government and people for their “continuous support”.
UNHCR’s
Representative to Jordan Dominik Bartsch said: “The global cost-of-living
crisis has not spared Jordan and has clearly increased humanitarian needs of
refugees in the past months.”
“UNHCR is
committed to continuing the critical support to hundreds of thousands of
refugees, and we are very thankful to the Federal Republic of Germany for its
steadfast support to Jordan and the refugees it generously hosts,” Bartsch
said.
Since the
beginning of the Syria crisis 12 years ago, over 675,000 registered Syrian
refugees have found a safe home in Jordan. In addition, Jordan hosts refugees
from Iraq, Yemen, Sudan and other nationalities.
This year,
Germany’s humanitarian assistance to Jordan in the context of the Syria crisis
has so far reached a total of 87.43 million euros ($90.5 million), including
55.35 million euros ($57.4 million) for WFP.
In 2022, the German
Government has increased its global humanitarian budget to 2.77 billion euros
($2.87 billion). “This makes Germany the second largest humanitarian donor
worldwide, a position it has held for many years,” the statement noted.
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