Sussexes begin two-day Jordan visit with WHO roundtable on refugee needs.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met WHO officials and humanitarian leaders in Amman to discuss the health and humanitarian needs of refugees as they start a two-day visit to Jordan.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have begun a two-day visit to Jordan with meetings in the capital, Amman. They took part in a roundtable hosted by the World Health Organization alongside representatives from the United Nations, its agencies, diplomatic delegations and donors. The trip was made at the invitation of WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who greeted the couple at the WHO country office. The pair stepped down as working royals in 2020 and are travelling to engage with health and humanitarian programmes. Key details: - The roundtable was hosted by the World Health Organization and included UN agencies, diplomatic representatives and donors. - WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the couple at the WHO country office in Amman and embraced both the duchess and the duke. - The visit program includes meetings with Jordanian leaders and senior health officials. - Planned visits include WHO teams, frontline health and mental health programmes, World Central Kitchen staff coordinating food relief for Gaza from Amman, and Questscope’s youth centre. Summary: The meetings are presented as focused on humanitarian and health needs for refugees in Jordan and the wider region. During the two-day visit the Sussexes will meet local and international health officials, aid groups and young people involved in wellbeing programmes. Undetermined at this time.