Jordan urgently needs more aid to help displaced people, minister tells UN Refugee Agency chief

AMMAN: Jordanian Interior Minister Mazin Al-Farrayeh on Tuesday told a visiting UN delegation led by High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi that his country is in urgent need of additional aid to bolster the humanitarian assistance it provides to refugees.

The minister said the strain the influx of refugees has put on Jordan’s economy affects all sectors, causing unemployment to rise among Jordanians and demand to increase for…