Final draft of National Resilience Plan reviewed

By JT - May 18,2014 - Last updated at May 18,2014

AMMAN — Planning Minister Ibrahim Saif on Sunday chaired a meeting to discuss the final draft of the 2014/2016 National Resilience Plan (NRP).

The plan includes a request to extend $4.295 billion to Jordan to support the implementation of priority projects in the education, health, energy, municipalities, water, housing and security sectors, according to a Planning Ministry statement.

The NRP, drafted in cooperation with donor bodies, UN and NGOs, seeks to address the accumulating fiscal burden as a result of the Syrian crisis.

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