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Jordan urges UN to reduce burden on Syrian refugees hosting countries

Xinhua, October 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

Jordan on Sunday called on the UN to exert more efforts with donor countries to increase support to countries hosting Syrian refugees, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

"Jordan needs more support to face the challenges and meet the needs of Syrian refugees and communities hosting them," Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh told a joint press conference with UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi.

He stressed the need that the UN exerts more efforts as well to support Jordan, noting that the responsibility of hosting the Syrian refugees does not only fall on Jordan's shoulders.

Judeh stressed that the only solution to the crisis in Syria is a political solution that enables the Syrian refugees to return to their homes.

Jordan is home to some 1.4 million Syrian refugees.

The UN official voiced appreciation to Jordan's support to the Syrian refugees, stressing the need to boost aid to the Kingdom.

Also Sunday, King Abdullah II of Jordan met with the UN official and discussed the impact on Jordan due to hosting a large number of Syrian refugees. Endit