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Jordan and Aid

Jordan and Aid. Merav Ceren | PAI 757 April 21, 2014. By The Numbers. Population: 6.5 million Number of refugees living in Jordan : 2.4 million (World Bank, 2011) Largest Donors IMF: $2.4 billion U.S.: $13.8 billion (FY2013) Gulf States: $5 billion (Jordan’s GDP: $32 billion).

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Jordan and Aid

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  1. Jordan and Aid Merav Ceren | PAI 757 April 21, 2014

  2. By The Numbers Population: 6.5 million Number of refugees living in Jordan: 2.4 million (World Bank, 2011) Largest Donors IMF: $2.4 billion U.S.: $13.8 billion (FY2013) Gulf States: $5 billion (Jordan’s GDP: $32 billion) Infographic from fanack.com

  3. Refugees in camps Syrians Total Persons of Concern Retrieved from UNHCR website

  4. Where is everyone? Map from 2009, before Syrian refugee inundation

  5. Jordan’s model is not sustainable Refugees can’t work, can’t get citizenship, can’t marry Jordanians 51% of USAID grant budget ($300M in FY2013) goes to cash transfers IMF wants Jordan to lower subsidies for public goods, but Jordan doesn’t want riots Show me the money!

  6. Where do we go from here? • Integration of refugee communities somehow • Diversification of economy • Requires better connectivity, better contract enforcement laws, better ability to do business • Working on education

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