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Jordan Says Can’t Host More Syrian Refugees

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08/27/18
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A Syrian family walk past tents at the Zaatari camp near the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq on 12 August, 2012. Photo: AFP

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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Monday his country has exceeded its capacity to host refugees from Syria and is backing their voluntary return home.

Amman estimates that it has taken in close to 1.3 million refugees from its war-torn neighbor and says it has already spent more than $10 billion to host them.

It has repeatedly complained that hosting Syrian refugees is a burden on the country’s infrastructure and limited resources.

“The kingdom encourages the voluntary return of Syrian refugees to their homeland. It is inevitable,” Safadi said during a meeting with U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi in Amman, according to his office.

Honoured to be received by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan. We discussed the need to work on durable solutions for Syrian refugees and to ensure continued support for countries hosting them. @RHCJO pic.twitter.com/EySPluWwLl

— Filippo Grandi (@RefugeesChief) August 27, 2018

In the statement, Safadi said Jordan had “exceeded its capacity” to host any more refugees from Syria and that the international community should shoulder its responsibilities.

In a tweet, Safadi also said that the “voluntary return of Syrians” is “an ultimate goal all must support.”

Some 650,000 Syrian refugees have registered with the United Nations in Jordan since fleeing their country’s conflict, which started with anti-government protests in 2011, although Amman gives a higher figure.

Earlier Monday King Abdullah II told Grandi that hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees is putting “increasing pressure” on Jordan’s infrastructure.

Matter of Life and Death: Healthcare Costs Skyrocket for Syrian Refugees in Jordan

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