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Netherlands extends further assistance to Syrian refugees, host communities

By Raed Omari - Oct 09,2015 - Last updated at Oct 09,2015

AMMAN — The government of the Netherlands recently decided to grant 110 million euros in assistance to the Syrian crisis, of which 25 million will go to Jordan, Dutch Ambassador to Jordan Paul van den Ijssel said on Wednesday.

At a press briefing Wednesday, Ijssel said that the assistance will be provided through the UN system, which will allocate the money in accordance to need.

“This is not the first time we give assistance to host countries. In total, we have given already 336 million euros in humanitarian assistance to the Syrian crisis since the beginning of its outbreak” in March 2011, Ijssel said.

Asked about Jordan’s share, the ambassador said, “It is difficult to tell [exactly how much has been given to Jordan in the past] because all has been given to and spent by the UN agencies… I am sure a considerable part of this assistance has found its way to Jordan, whether to refugees in camps or to hosting communities.”

The ambassador also stated that the Dutch government has supported UNICEF in providing alternative schooling to Syrian refugees in Jordan, in addition to financing programmes to make Jordanian host communities more resilient to the crisis, especially in the north.

 

He said that part of the assistance is purchase vouchers to the Syrian refugees to help them buy food under the World Food Programme. 

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