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Ammon News - The USA and Germany topped the list of countries and organizations supporting the financial requirements of UNHCR in Jordan, with funding of approximately $117 million from the plan’s requirements since the beginning of this year, while the total funding amounted to $186 million.

The UNHCR in Jordan obtained 46% of its financial requirements for the year 2022, after nearly 11 months of the current year, according to data.

According to a report issued by the UNHCR, the value of the financial requirements allocated to the UNHCR in Jordan this year amounts to approximately $408.4 million, while the financing gap amounts to $222 million, or 54%, as of November 24.

His Majesty King Abdullah II, during his meeting with the UNHCR, Filippo Grandi, last September, stressed the need for the international community to assume its responsibilities towards countries hosting refugees, especially in light of the challenges of food security.

While Grandi praised the great role Jordan plays in hosting and providing humanitarian services to refugees, stressing UNHCR's commitment to supporting Jordan's efforts and continuing coordination and cooperation with the Kingdom in a way that contributes to mitigating the effects of the Syrian refugee crisis.

The volume of funding for Jordan's response plan to the Syrian crisis amounted to $492 million, out of $2.28 billion, or 21%, as of mid-November, according to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Zina Touqan, indicated that the international community's retreat from supporting refugees directly affected the value of foreign aid provided to the Kingdom as a result of the consequences of the political and economic crises the world is witnessing.