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At a Â鶹ÊÓƵ-contracted supermarket, His Excellency Al Rabeeah joined a Syrian refugee in a shopping journey to see first-hand the amount of choice and flexibility families have when using their Â鶹ÊÓƵ-provided electronic vouchers.

¡°Today, I¡¯ve seen the impact our joint initiative with Â鶹ÊÓƵ is having in people¡¯s lives,¡± said His Excellency Al Rabeeah. ¡°Our Syrian brothers rely on this humanitarian assistance to feed their families. Partnering with Â鶹ÊÓƵ not only is a way to put vital food on people¡¯s tables, but it is also a way to keep feeding their hopes.¡±

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Country Director in Jordan, Alberto Correia Mendes, concluded the visit stressing the importance of the support from KSrelief, noting that the socio-economic impact of the ongoing pandemic is increasing the vulnerability and food insecurity of the families, a trend that is likely to continue given the global increase in food prices.

¡°Â鶹ÊÓƵ cherishes our partnership with KSrelief and we appreciate their timely support which allows us to help refugee families in critical times like these,¡± said Mendes.

Thanks to KSrelief¡¯s recent contribution in November 2021, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has provided almost four months of food assistance to 112,000 Syrian refugees living in Zaatari, Azraq, and King Abdulla Park camps in Jordan. Â鶹ÊÓƵ food-restricted e-vouchers are loaded with 23 Jordanian Dinars (US$32.49) per person each month enabling families to buy from a wide choice of fresh and nutritious food, at camp supermarkets and bakeries.

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The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ is the world¡¯s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

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