Jordan Daily – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Jordan has welcomed a new contribution of GBP 5.5 million (US$7.43 million) from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support its food assistance programme for refugees in camps and communities across the country.
This is the UK’s second contribution to WFP Jordan this year, following a GBP 4 million (US$5.16 million) allocation earlier in 2025, that helped WFP avert assistance cuts for thousands of vulnerable refugees, the WFP said in a statement.
“This renewed support from the UK comes at a critical moment and reflects the UK’s ongoing commitment to humanitarian efforts in Jordan,” said WFP Representative and Country Director in Jordan Alberto Correia Mendes. “The funds will enable WFP to continue supporting the most vulnerable families, especially during this challenging time when WFP and other partners in the refugee response are facing funding shortfalls that limit our collective capacity to assist people in need.”
Despite this valuable contribution, WFP still urgently needs US$24 million to continue providing reduced monthly cash assistance through December and avoid further cuts for refugees living in camps and host communities.
WFP currently supports 280,000 refugees in Jordan with cash-based assistance to help meet their basic food needs, the majority of whom are Syrians. Due to ongoing funding shortfalls WFP reduced in July 2023 its monthly cash assistance one-third reduction from JOD 23 (US$32) to JOD 15 (US$21) per person, the statement noted.
