Oxfam International calls for immediate action in Syrian refugees’ crisis

AMMAN — Oxfam International commended Jordan’s response to the Syrian crisis, in a report titled “Solidarity with Syrians” , as Jordan is estimated to spend $870 million a year supporting Syrian refugees, representing 5,622 per cent of its fair share.

As an example of the gap in expenditure compared with the fair share, the international confederation said that France contributed $67.9 million in response to the UN appeal for the crisis, just 22 per cent of its fair share.

In the report, Oxfam concluded that the international community has failed so far to address this spiralling catastrophe, calling at the same time for urgent and immediate action by the international community to deal with this deepening crisis to fully fund the aid response.