The EU welcomes and strongly supports the efforts of Jordan in responding to the Syrian crisis, in particular the hosting of refugees. The EU is the leading donor in the international response to the Syrian crisis, with over EUR 9.5 billion mobilised by the EU and Member States in humanitarian and development assistance since 2011. This supports Syrians

inside their country as well as refugees and their host communities in Jordan and elsewhere in the region.

At the Brussels conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” in April 2017, the EU and Member States pledged more than 2/3 of the EUR 5.6 billion pledged for 2017. The conference co-chairs, on behalf of the international community and Jordan reconfirmed and strengthened their commitments, made at the London Conference on ‘Supporting Syria and the region’ (February 2016) in view of strengthening Jordan’s resilience vis à vis the impact of the Syria crisis and of inclusive and sustainable economic development.

These commitments are embedded in the broader partnership priorities that the EU and Jordan agreed in 2016. In Jordan, the European Union has allocated more than EUR 1095 million in assistance to refugees and vulnerable communities since 2011. This includes:

• EUR 306 million in humanitarian assistance
• EUR 380 million to bolster Jordan’s macro financial stability
• EUR 38 million to boost security and stability
• EUR 370 million in assistance such as education support, including EUR 141 million from the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis (Madad) to support resilience needs

In addition, the EU has made available, mostly through Budget Support, an average of €100 million each year in grant assistance to Jordan, which brings the overall amount earmarked for Jordan to over EUR 1.6 billion since 2011.

In Jordan, there are over 650 000 registered Syrian refugees, equal to over 10% of the country’s total population. In addition, a large number of Palestine and Iraqi refugees have been residing in Jordan since before the outbreak of the Syrian crisis.