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Principled Humanitarian Programming in Yemen The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid and facilitate access to rights. We work in c/onflict-affected areas, along displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and durable solutions. The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignifie...

Israel agrees to send more water to Jordan after push from Biden Netanyahu (L) and King Abdullah in 2014. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a request to increase the water supply to Jordan after prodding from the Biden administration, Israeli officials told me.  Why it matters: Israeli-Jordanian relations have recently sunk into a new crisis, with the water supply as one major point of tension. The Jordanian government asked the Biden administration in recent weeks for help in resolving the issue.  Secretary of State Tony Blinken ...

Israel’s Gantz battles to preserve ties with Jordan Defense Minister Benny Gantz labors to repair damages caused by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Israel-Jordan relations. Retired Israeli Gen. Benny Gantz, one of the leaders of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) political alliance, speaks at the Jordan Valley site of Naharayim, also known as Baqura in Jordan, east of the Jordan River and which has been leased to Israel as part of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty, on Oct. 18, 2019. April 12, 2021 Israel’s embassy in Amman yesterday congratulated Jordanians and King Abdullah II on ...

Ramadan donations bring hope of better times for Syrian refugees Format Ali, 12, pours coffee for his mother Jameela (left) and aunt Huda (right) at home in Amman, Jordan. © UNHCR/Lilly Carlisle As the Holy Month approaches, launch of UNHCR’s Ramadan fundraising campaign promises desperately needed financial support to refugees struggling during COVID-19. AMMAN, Jordan ­– Jameela has faced many struggles since fleeing bombs and fighting in her home city of Homs in 2013. After her husband was killed in Syria, she has had to bring up their four young children alone as a refugee in Jordan ...

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has received messages of best wishes from leaders and senior officials of Arab and friendly countries on the occasion of the state’s centennial, according to a Royal Court statement.