Funding for JRP reached $226m until mid-July — Planning Ministry

AMMAN  The funding volume for the Jordan Response Plan to the Syrian crisis reached $226 million until mid-July, amounting to 11 per cent of the total fund volume of $2.249 billion, the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation announced on Wednesday. 

The plan has funded its components by supporting refugees with about $107 million and host communities with around $118 million, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Grants have been distributed among the components of the plan, the first of which is the electronic system, which amounts to around $136 million. 

The second component is the additional financing item totalling $82 million, while the bilateral agreements stand at $7 million, the data showed.

The component involving Treasury support was unable to obtain financing, according to the ministry. 

The Planning Ministry data also showed that the German government is one of the largest funders of the plan with an estimated grant of $63 million, followed by the EU with a grant of $57 million, as of June 15, 2020.

The government and the international community in June approved the plan at a total volume of approximately $6.6 billion.

Among 1.36 million Syrians who have sought refuge in the Kingdom since 2011, 90 per cent are living in host communities, mainly in Amman and northern governorates, while nearly 10 per cent have opted to live in camps, according to ministry data announced upon publishing the plan in June.

Moreover, nearly 655,435 Syrian refugees have registered with UNHCR, the data showed.