AMMAN — The
UNHCR in Jordan received $99.9
million out of its total annual budget of $408 million for the current year
specified for responding to the needs of refugees in Jordan, according to
Al-Mamlaka TV.
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According to a
report issued by the UNHCR, funds received represents 24 percent of the total
2022 budget, as of May 23, with a deficit of $308 million.
The funding does
not include aid to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, as that responsibility is
handled by UN Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees, (UNRWA), which
functions another a separate budget.
In its report,
the commission indicated that the US topped the donors’ list with $49 million
in funding, followed by the
EU with $10 million, Japan with $5 million, and The
Netherlands with $3.2 million.
There are
761,229 registered refugees living in Jordan, which is the second-highest
country in the world in terms of the number of refugees in relation to the
population, including 674,710 Syrians, 66,013 Iraqis, 12,871 Yemenis, 5,598
Sudanese, 656 Somalis, 1381 of other nationalities, according to an update by
UNHCR issued on May 15.
The government,
has said that there are 1.3 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, about half of
whom are not registered with the UNHCR.
International donors
meeting at the Sixth Brussels Conference, which was held earlier this month,
have pledged to provide $6.7 billion in aid to the Syrian people and refugees,
far from the goal set by the UN which is $10 billion.
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