(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman Jan. 25 (Petra) -- Jordan and Kuwait on Tuesday signed an agreement under which the Arab Gulf nation will extend $20 million to Jordan's response plan to the Syrian refugee crisis.
The agreement inked by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury and the Director-General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Abdul Wahab al-Bader seeks to uplift public services in local communities hosting Syrian refugees.
Out of the total $8 million will be dedicated to priority health projects; $7 million will go to the education sector and $5 million to municipalities. Fakhoury thanked Kuwait for its generous support to Jordan to help achieve comprehensive development and grapple with the Syrian refugee crisis.
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