Rome (CNN) -- Meeting in Rome with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Thursday that the United States would provide an additional $100 million in humanitarian assistance for refugees fleeing the fighting in Syria, bringing the total amount of aid to $510 million. Kerry also said that he is working to bring all parties together to create a transitional government and that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be part of that government. Jordan, which is being inundated by a wave of Syrian refugees, will receive nearly $43 million, which will support United Nations humanitarian programs in the region.
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The U.S. secretary of state met with Jordan's foreign minister in Rome
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He said there will be $100 million more in humanitarian assistance for war refugees
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Jordan, which is being inundated by a wave of Syrian refugees, will receive nearly $43 million
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Jordan's foreign minister says the 525,000 refugees make up 10% of Jordan's population
Kerry said the fourth-largest "city" in Jordan today is a tent city filled with @placeholder fleeing their country, adding that "Jordan feels the impact of what is happening more than any other country."