Humanitarian aid flows to Jordan are in jeopardy

Significance The kingdom remains heavily reliant on these financial flows, including global humanitarian funding (GHF), as the government struggles to cope with high numbers of refugees from regional crises. However, a number of headwinds are curtailing the flows of economic assistance from traditional donor countries, such as the United States. Impacts To attract foreign aid, Jordan will seek to leverage its image as a stable country in an inherently unstable region. Jordan could increase pressure on Syrian refugees to return home, whether voluntarily or forcibly. Scarcity in education, health, jobs and water and the donor funding gap will make the lives of refugees and migrants even more precarious. More Syrian refugees may try to reach Europe via hazardous sea crossings.