Support from Kuwait, UK aimed at dealing with refugee influx

By JT - Aug 17,2016 - Last updated at Aug 17,2016

AMMAN — The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a grant agreement between the government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development worth JD20 million, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The agreement comes as a result of the fund’s decision to allocate a third grant to contribute to the Jordan Response Plan which deals with the Syrian refugee crisis.

The Cabinet also approved a memorandum of understanding with the UK worth JD25 million to help the Education Ministry deal with effects of the refugees’ influx on the education sector.

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