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Ammon News - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan has secured 34% of its financial requirements for fiscal year 2024, while restoring the original value of cash assistance provided to nearly 23,000 of the most vulnerable refugee families outside camps.

The UNHCR received $129.2 million, out of the total requirements of $374.8 million, while the deficit represented 66% of the financial requirements of the UN Commission, amounting to $245.5 million.

The Commission allocated $374,786,849 million to Jordan in 2024, compared to $390,110,643 million in 2023, a decrease of $15,323,794 million, or 3.93%.

The value of cash assistance provided to nearly 23,000 of the most vulnerable refugee families outside the camps will be returned to the amount it was before the last reduction, which was 25%, the UNHCR said in a statement.

It also stressed that this decision applies to refugees outside the camps who receive assistance until the end of 2024, explaining that this increase is effective as of last July, and will be paid as of this August.

The value of the basic cash assistance the Commission provides to the poorest refugees in the communities is given according to the size of the family, explaining that the assistance ranges between JD80 (one person) and JD155 (the largest family) per month, the Commission explained.

Jordan has hosted about 1.3 million Syrians since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, including about 625,000 Syrian refugees registered with the UNHCR by the end of July.