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Jordan urges donor countries to fulfill pledges

Xinhua, February 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

Jordan on Monday called on the donor countries to fulfill their pledges and financial support they committed to help reduce the pressure imposed on the country due to hosting a large number of Syrian refugees.

At a meeting with UK Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel in Amman, Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury said Jordan only received 54 per cent of support that was pledged by the donor countries in 2016.

The minister stressed on the need that donor countries provide Jordan with financial pledges and aid they committed to Jordan during an international donors conference early 2016.

"It is vital to increase the financial support to Jordan to help it cope with the consequences of hosting a large number of Syrian refugees," said Fakhoury.

He called for continued support to Jordan to support the state budget, highlighting the impact on Jordan due to regional conflicts.

He said the crisis in Syria impacted all sectors in Jordan including health, energy, education, infrastructure and others.

According to official figures, Jordan is home to 1.4 million Syrian refugees.

The British official stressed on the key role Jordan plays in accommodating the Syrian refugees and providing services to them.

She also stressed on the UK's continued support to Jordan to help it implement its development plans and projects. Endit