Speaking in Jordan, host to some 660,000 Syrian refugees, Nikki Haley argued that lack of coordination among aid agencies has led duplicated efforts and inefficiencies after seven years of civil war in the Arab country. She said she would press countries to provide more money directly to Jordan, rather than funneling it through aid organizations. Still, host countries are often wary of integrating refugees into their workforce, schools and cities, fearful of creating conditions that would lead the refugees to stay for good. Haley, who met Syrian refugees in Jordan and discussed the issue with King Abdullah II, appeared to adopt Jordan’s argument for greater infrastructure funding. Haley said she’d be “pushing for bilateral support from other countries to help support Jordan in this process,” and possibly in Turkey, too.

Source: Egypt Independent May 23, 2017 08:37 UTC