9,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Morocco have reportedly received financial aid from the UNHCR this year.
In a recent UNHCR report of the body’s cash assistance for the forcibly displaced, the UNHCR delivered $695 million in cash assistance, out of which over 55% was allocated to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, amounting to $384.5 million.
In 2020, UNHCR country operations in the MENA region distributed approximately $384.5 million in cash assistance, including $68.5 million for winterization.
Globally, 6 of the 10 largest UNHCR cash operations are in the MENA region.
The targeted population varied considerably across countries, according to the report, with 9,000 registered cash recipients in Morocco, to 206 in Kuwait, and 1.2 million in Yemen.
The countries with the largest population of concern were also those spending the most on cash assistance, namely Jordan with $110 million, Lebanon with $88 million, and Yemen with $58 million.
Most of the cash assistance was delivered “without restrictions,” says the UNHCR, mainly aimed at “empowering people of concern in choosing how to use their assistance to meet their needs.”
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