Jordan Planning minister meets EU Parliament member
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury met Sunday with Member of the European Parliament Helga Stevens and discussed Jordan's economic and legislative reform programs, as well as challenges arising from the situation in the Middle East and their impact on various sectors.
Fakhoury said that since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in March 2011, the Kingdom has received some 628,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which represents 10 percent of Jordan's total population.
This is in addition to about 750,000 Syrians who were residing in the Kingdom prior to the crisis, bringing the total number of Syrians now living in Jordan to about 1.4 million, he noted.
He also spoke of the water crisis, noting that Jordan is the second poorest country in the world in terms of available water resources, as well as the steady increase in the number of Syrian students and its implications on the quality of Jordan's educational resources.
Additionally, he pointed to the increasing demand for health services in the Kingdom, which has grown substantially since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, leading to a lower share of medical services for all citizens, in addition to the extra burden on the budget, especially in subsidized commodities.
The minister stressed the importance of Jordan receiving support from the international community to reduce the significant impact caused by the Syrian crisis.
At the end of the meeting, Stevens stressed the need to support Jordan's efforts to provide an adequate level of services and meet Syrian humanitarian needs, in accordance to international standards.
Fakhoury said that since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in March 2011, the Kingdom has received some 628,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which represents 10 percent of Jordan's total population.
This is in addition to about 750,000 Syrians who were residing in the Kingdom prior to the crisis, bringing the total number of Syrians now living in Jordan to about 1.4 million, he noted.
He also spoke of the water crisis, noting that Jordan is the second poorest country in the world in terms of available water resources, as well as the steady increase in the number of Syrian students and its implications on the quality of Jordan's educational resources.
Additionally, he pointed to the increasing demand for health services in the Kingdom, which has grown substantially since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, leading to a lower share of medical services for all citizens, in addition to the extra burden on the budget, especially in subsidized commodities.
The minister stressed the importance of Jordan receiving support from the international community to reduce the significant impact caused by the Syrian crisis.
At the end of the meeting, Stevens stressed the need to support Jordan's efforts to provide an adequate level of services and meet Syrian humanitarian needs, in accordance to international standards.
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