By Nadeen Al-Nimriyy at Al-Ghadd, published 28 April 2015.
Six UN organisations consult with the Jordanian Government in response to the Syrian refugee Crisis.
The Zaatari Camp in Jordan.
Amman – A delegation of seven UN organisations will be visiting Jordan at the end of this April; the UN Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS), UNICEF, UN Women, World Food Program (WFP), according to a press statement made by the delegation.
This visit comes while estimates of 1.4 million Syrian refugee arriving in Jordan have been made. It will consult with the Jordanian Government on ways to support the country to realise sustainable development, and to deal with the challenges, most important of which is the Syrian refugee crisis.
The statement noted that the visit aims to increase understanding of the members of the Executive Council for the UN agencies that are providing assistance to Jordan, in efforts of development and facing current challenges.
The statement said that “In light of the importance of keeping the developmental gains that have been realised in Jordan, and the dealing with the effects of the Syrian Crisis, the UN Country Team in Jordan, have created a UN Assistance Frame (UNAF) work for the country and to cover the period between 2015 and 2017″.
The framework, which is a strategic document more-so than a working document that focuses on overall consequences, and acts as a shared strategic framework, enabling the UN organisation, answering the particular national needs and priorities, ensures a comprehensive, consistent, and homogenous process.
The framework will continue supporting implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, especially as the final date is 2015. At the same time, the framework provides flexibility that enables solving emerging priorities though the list of development goals after 2015, according to the statement.
The statement pointed to “As the Syrian Crisis enters into its fifth year, Jordan faces large humanitarian and developmental challenges, and is currently hosting 1.4 million Syrians, of which 640.000 Syrian refugees registered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 85% of which live in host communities, and 70% are made up of women and children.”
The statement considered that the needs of refugees have affected Jordan widely, while pointing to the estimates that the monetary cost of the Syrian Crisis is 2.09 billion US Dollars, according to the “Syria 2015 Response Plan” (http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/2015-strategic-response-plan-syrian-arab-republic).
The six organisations work side by side with other UN agencies in support of the Jordanian government, as well as the international community in response to the Syrian Crisis.
The organisations support the efforts aiming to develop the ability and systems of central services in host communities in Jordan to deal with the effects of this Crisis through developmental programs.
The statement pointed out the flexible strategic change so as to create the foundations of a plan that has been launched recently in Jordan called “2015 Jordanian Response Plant to the Syrian Crisis”, with the goal of responding to developmentally and humanitarily through one single national framework.
The executive council will meet with representatives from the Government, the two UN Country Teams in Jordan, throughout their visit, working on the humanitarian response, the donor community, NGOs, private sector establishments, and civil society.
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Source: alghad.com (28 April 2015).
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