AMMAN — The
United Nations High Commissionerfor Refugees (UNHCR) spent $63.76 million to support 255,453 refugees in Jordan
in 2022, according to UNHCR data.
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These expenses were distributed among
health grants, cash grants, livelihood grants, and educational grants, in
addition to multi-purpose cash assistance to meet basic needs, Alrai daily
reported.
Regional cash assistanceAccording to UNHCR data, the agency’s cash
assistance reached 2.2 million individuals within the MENA region last year,
1.8 million of whom received multi-purpose cash assistance, at a total value of
$247 million — $157 million for Syrians and $95 million for people of other
nationalities.
In addition, 2.3 million individuals across
the region received winter cash assistance valued at $73.2 million.
Country breakdownThe UNHCR provided livelihood grants in
Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, and Turkey; health grants in Egypt and
Jordan; education grants in Algeria, Egypt,
Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania,
Morocco, Syria, and Turkey, and shelter grants in Algeria, Lebanon, Mauritania,
and Yemen.
To encourage resilience, enhance social
cohesion, and reduce tensions, the agency also provided cash support to
vulnerable members of host communities in Libya and Mauritania.
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