UN: 1.2 million Syria refugees in Jordan this year

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is predicting that the number of Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan will more than double to 1.2 million by the end of this year.

UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado said Friday that the U.N. agency for children urgently needs new funding to continue coping with the influx of refugees. Mercado said: “The needs are rising exponentially, and we are broke.”