Iraq gives UN $8 mln to help refugees in Jordan

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AMMAN (AFP) — The UN refugee agency said Sunday that Iraq has handed over eight million dollars to help hundreds of thousands of displaced Iraqis in neighbouring Jordan get better educational and health services.

"This generous contribution to UNHCR Jordan is intended to benefit displaced Iraqis in Jordan in terms of their education and health needs," the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement.

"It will serve to increase capacity in both sectors to address the needs of Iraqis and to alleviate some of the burden on the kingdom."

The UNHCR said visiting Iraqi Finance Minister Bayan Jabr Solagh handed over a cheque for eight million dollars to its representative in Jordan Imran Riza at a ceremony at the Iraqi embassy in Amman.

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