UK pledges $110m to help Jordan support Syrian refugees

Britain’s Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne announced that the UK has pledged a further $110 million to support Jordan’s response plan for Syrian refugees.

During a meeting with Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Imad Fakhoury, in the capital Amman, Swayne said this raises the amount pledged by the UK to $340 million.

Fakhoury reviewed the current economic challenges and the burden borne by the Kingdom in light of the situation in the region, including hosting a huge number of Syrian refugees, which has put immense pressure on the country’s infrastructure and economy. He called on international powers to bear their responsibility in helping Jordan continue its humanitarian mission.