UNHCR gets UAE aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan

The United Arab Emirates has granted AED 18.4 million (US$5 million) to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to help refugees in Al Zaatari and Al Azraq Refugee Camps in Jordan.

The UAE will also grant the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) AED 25.7 million (US$7 million) to provide feeding and health care programs for children below five years of age, pregnant and breastfeeding women inside Syria.

During a signing ceremony, Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, head of the National Committee for the Coordination of Foreign Aid, said the amount for the UNHCR is part of the second commitment announced by the UAE during the Kuwait Second International Pledging Conference for Syria earlier this year.

The overall pledge was 220 million dirhams(about US$60 million).

“Directives from the UAE’s wise leadership were issued to allocate the whole amount for the Syrian refugees to alleviate the suffering of our brotherly Syrians and as a response to the Syrian Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan (SHARP) for the benefit of people inside Syria and the UN Syria Regional Response Plan for Syrian refugees in the neighboring countries through the UN organizations and humanitarian programs,” she explained.

Under the two agreements signed with the UNHCR, the UAE will provide AED 7.3 million for the improvement of health care services in both Al Zaatari and Al Azraq Syrian refugee camps. Another AED 11 million will be spent on the provision of water supplies and sanitation in Al Zaatari Camp.

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UNHCR gets UAE aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan