Jordan needs more aid to combat refugee poverty: analysts

AMMAN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Analysts have called for more aid to Jordan after a United Nations survey revealed on Wednesday 64 percent of refugees in the kingdom were living on less than 3 dinars (around 4.3 U.S. dollars) a day.

According to the survey, which was conducted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Bank, 90 percent of refugee families in Jordan said they used at least one negative coping strategy to get through their daily lives, such as reducing food intake or buying household goods on credit.