UNHCR warns of resurging humanitarian crisis in Jordan

August 22, 2022 / 9:55 PM

Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan

Sharjah 24 – KUNA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday warned that the refugee situation in Jordan may become a humanitarian crisis in a matter of months if urgent funding is not provided.

The agency said in a statement that the lack worth USD 34 million to implement life-saving health and cash programs in 2022.

"Refugees still suffer from the economic hit from Covid-19, the cost-of-living crisis, and now also from rising utility tariffs", said UNHCR's Representative Dominik Bartsch. "If no action is taken now, human suffering and the cost for the international community will be much higher", he stressed.

Jordan hosts some 760,000 refugees, mainly 670,000 Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis, and other nationalities, which is over 80 percent live among Jordanians in the communities, According to UNHCR's recent vulnerability radar.