Swiss delegate briefed on relief projects for host communities

By JT - Apr 01,2014 - Last updated at Apr 01,2014

AMMAN — The UNDP in Jordan received Ambassador Manuel Bessler, the humanitarian aid delegate of the Swiss confederation earlier this week.

Bessler was on an official visit to the Sarhan Municipality, where two rounds of UNDP-led vocational training programmes are taking place, under the “Mitigating the Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on the Vulnerable Jordanian Host Communities” project, a UNDP statement said.

The visit was part of Bessler’s tour of host communities in northern governorates, where UNDP is implementing activities funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, among other donors.

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