Syrian refugees in Jordan get German aid of €20m

Germany and Jordan on Sunday signed a agreement of 20 million euro (22.3 million U.S. dollar) grants to support the teaching of Syrian refugees at Jordanian schools, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

Jordan's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Emad Fakhoury said the grant is part of support donor countries pledged to extend to Jordan during a meeting for the donor community held in London early this year.

The minister said Germany pledged to provide 300 million euros (335 million dollars) in aid to Jordan during 2016 of which 100 million euros (112 million dollars) will be for refugees and 200 million euros (223 million dollars) to support host communities of Syrian refugees.

The minister, who reviewed challenges Jordan in the field of education, stressed on the importance of the support extended to reduce pressure on Jordan in this regard.

The minister added that there are some 193,000 Syrian students at Jordanian public universities.

Source : QNA