Increasing numbers of Syrian refugees are returning to their war-torn country from neighboring Jordan as cuts in support go into effect, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) NGO working in Jordan announced Tuesday.
Some 4,000 Syrian refugees returned to Syria from Jordan in August, double the previous month, a trend that coincides with a sharp drop in food assistance to the refugees there, with some 229,000 already living in poverty, according to the NGO.
“The situation for Syrian refugees in Jordan has become increasingly precarious, including cuts in humanitarian assistance and challenges in accessing basic services,” Catherine Osborn, the protection adviser at the NRC’s Jordan office told The Jerusalem Post.
Asked if there is a Jordanian government policy to try to return or prevent more Syrian refugees from arriving, Osborn responded that Jordan, like all countries in the region, have called for increased support so it can better deal with the crisis.
“More than 10 % of the Jordanian population is made up of Syrian refugees. Jordan needs support from the international community to meet basic levels of assistance,” she said.
According to Osborn, 86 percent of Syrian refugees in Jordan are living in host communities and on less than $95 per person per month.
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http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Thousands-of-refugees-in-Jordan-return-to-Syria-421117It had to happen eventually.
That's what they are living in. It's noisy, squalid, stinks, never rests.
